July
Ethiopia: New Attack on a MonasteryBy ECLJ570 victims - that's the estimated toll of the latest military assault by the Ethiopian government on the ancient and historic Monastery of Debre-Elias. In Ethiopia, these ancient Monasteries and...
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Religious Liberty: CJEU’s Secular BiasBy ECLJThe Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) is becoming a vehicle for secularism. Although the CJEU began as a court that primarily ruled on economic rights among European Union member...
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Covid: Religious Freedom BreachedBy Grégor PuppinckThe present text focuses on the situation in the light of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), and takes advantage of the author's access to the national reports on the impact...
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ECLJ New Reports Christian PersecutionBy ECLJThe ECLJ presented several reports to the United Nations on the 44 th session of the Universal Periodic Review . They identify infringements upon religious liberty and acts of persecution of...
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Russia Condemned on Anti-Religious LawBy Nicolas BauerIn the Ossewaarde v. Russia judgment [1] handed down on March 7, 2023, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned Russia for its law prohibiting evangelism in a private dwelling and...
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F. van Daele: SE for Religious FreedomBy Louis-Marie BonneauFrans van Daele was appointed on December 7, 2022 as Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the European Union (EU). After a vacancy of more than a year, he succeeds...
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EU Must Tackle Anti-Christian Acts!By Grégor PuppinckAlthough a disturbing rise in acts of violence committed against religions affects all believers, Christianity remains the primary target of anti-religious acts in France and throughout Europe,
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Signatures
Defend Persecuted ChristiansSign
Over the last decades across the world, Christians have become the most persecuted people because of their faith. In Europe, Christians and places of worship are increasingly targeted by violence and...
September 2022
ECHR decision on Magdić v. CroatiaBy Nicolas BauerOn September 1, 2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) unfortunately rejected the application Magdić v. Croatia (No. 17578/20). Mr. Magdić, a Croatian Catholic, had challenged his State for...
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New UN SR on Freedom of ReligionBy ECLJIn July 2022, at the end of its fiftieth session, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council appointed a new Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief: Nazila Ghanea. This British...
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Christians in Nigeria: A Genocide?By ECLJOn Tuesday 12 July 2022, the ECLJ organised a conference in the European Parliament in Brussels with the Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief & Religious Tolerance to give a legal and factual...
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Ex-Muslim Christians in EuropeBy Christophe FoltzenlogelOn July, 5-6, 2022, the UK government hosted a human rights conference to urge increased global action on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all. The conference brought together governments,
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Statements on Religious PersecutionsBy ECLJThe ECLJ sent several reports to the UN on the 41 st session of the Universal Periodic Review mechanisms. In these reports, we specifically addressed the issue of religious freedom for the review of...
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Persecution of Converts in PakistanBy Nicolas BauerAn ex-Muslim Pakistani, who converted to Christianity and took refuge in Switzerland, has recently won his case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), with the support of the ECLJ. This...
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Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan...By ECLJDuring the 49 th session of the Human Rights Council, the ECLJ advocated for the situation of Christians in Afghanistan, India, Myanmar, Nigeria, and Pakistan, which has continued to worsen. Indeed,
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ECLJ's UN Statement for ChristiansBy Christophe FoltzenlogelAs the 49th session of the Human Rights Council approaches, ECLJ submitted five written statements to highlight the persecution of Christians where it has worsened the most in the last few months.
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Romania: Open Prison even for Worship?By Nicolas BauerThis article will be translated soon. N.B. : Depuis la publication de l’article ci-dessous, la CEDH a rendu l’arrêt Spînu c. Roumanie , le 11 octobre 2022. Elle a jugé que la liberté de religion du...
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ECHR: Interruptions of mass in PolandBy Nicolas BauerTwo months ago, we reported on the increasing number of applications against Poland before the European Court of Human Rights. In June and July 2021, 13 pro-abortion applications had indeed been...
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The Ban on Worship Before the ECHRBy Nicolas BauerIn the spring of 2020, several national courts had ruled that prohibiting worship during confinement violated the rights of believers. This was the case, for example, of the Federal Constitutional...
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