September
EU 2025 Human Rights Report: 7 Key Countries for the ECLJBy Thibault van den BosscheIn its 2025 Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy, the EU denounces violence against Christians in six countries at the core of the ECLJ's advocacy: Turkey, Algeria, Armenia (Nagorno-Karabakh),
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Brussels: Conference for Christians in SyriaBy ECLJFaced with the exclusion of Christian communities by the new authorities in Damascus, the ECLJ is co-organising a high-level conference at the European Parliament in Brussels on September 8, 2026.
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Venezuela: A Country Turning Against Its Own PeopleBy ECLJVenezuela is one of the most Christian countries in Latin America with 88.5% of its population identifying as Christian. Yet, under a regime that has held power for more than twenty-five years, this...
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July
Kosovo: the erasure of the SerbsBy ECLJThey now account for only 3% of Kosovo's population, half what they were thirty years ago. A quarter of a century after the end of the war, the Serb minority continues to fade away, slowly but...
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Cyprus: Rape as a Weapon of the 1974 Turkish InvasionBy ECLJFor the first time, the European Parliament officially recognized that sexual violence was used as a weapon of war during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. More than fifty years after the...
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European Parliament condemns the massacres of Christians in NigeriaBy Thibault van den BosscheThe European Parliament adopted a resolution on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria, following the massacre in Kawel, Plateau State during its last summer session. The resolution condemned the...
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Ethiopia: Burials on Election DayBy ECLJAt least 37 Orthodox Christians were killed and churches burned during coordinated attacks in Ethiopia's East Arsi Zone between 30 May and 1 June 2026. While Ethiopia held highly contested general...
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India: Christian NGOs Under ThreatBy Constance AvenelA proposed reform by Narendra Modi’s government risks further suffocating Indian civil society and increasing pressure on religious minorities. Officially intended to strengthen oversight of foreign...
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Poland: The Rule of Law à la Carte for the European CommissionBy ECLJThe European Commission’s response to Poland’s constitutional crisis reveals a selective and politically driven application of rule-of-law standards. Aggressive scrutiny of previous conservative...
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About Armenia’s June 7 ElectionsBy ECLJOn June 7, 2026, parliamentary elections in Armenia will take place, with the results having the potential to change Armenian political alliances forever. Armenia has had a longstanding trade...
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Sudan’s Civil War: Christians Under AttackBy Constance AvenelSince the outbreak of the civil war in April 2023, the situation of Christians in Sudan has deteriorated dramatically. Caught between the warring parties, they have seen their churches destroyed and...
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Ethiopia: The Ethnic-Religious Violence ContinuesBy ECLJTwo years after the publication of our report on the suffering of the Amhara People in Ethiopia, recent tragic events show that their plight is definitely not over. Indeed, this article details...
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How Inclusive Language Marginalizes Diplomatic FrenchBy Nicolas BauerAvailable in French only.
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The Capture of the Human Rights Protection System by Private FoundationsBy Grégor PuppinckIntroduction In the age of globalization, international institutions are assuming increasing responsibility and wielding considerable power. Decision-making centers are moving away from the people...
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The ECLJ Is Recruiting 2 Legal ExpertsBy Grégor PuppinckThe European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) is growing and recruiting two new legal experts/jurists to strengthen its advocacy team. The ECLJ is an organization of Christian legal experts. Since...
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Conflicts of Interest at the ECHR: The Situation Improves Slowly but Remains ProblematicBy Grégor PuppinckIn 2020, the ECLJ published a report entitled “NGOs and the Judges of the ECHR, 2009-2019,” revealing the existence of a structural conflict of interest problem within the Court. It showed that...
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NGOs and ECHR judges: An OverviewBy Grégor PuppinckSince 2020, the ECLJ has been engaged in extremely important work to clean up the functioning of the ECHR in its relations with certain NGOs. After denouncing the existence of a structural problem of...
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ECHR Criticized For Its Case Law On ImmigrationBy Christophe FoltzenlogelThe European Court in Strasbourg has been the subject of increasingly fierce criticism in recent years. Its progressive stance on social and environmental issues had already raised concerns, but it...
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