April
Christians in Europe Face Growing Intolerance: The ECLJ Calls For Stronger ProtectionBy ECLJAcross Europe, Christians are increasingly targeted for their faith. While freedom of religion is a foundational value in the European Union, believers face increasing hostility: churches are...
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India: Anti-Conversion Laws & Persecution of ChristiansBy ECLJThis report examines the escalating persecution of Christians in India, following the 41st Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of India in 2022. The analysis places particular emphasis on...
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DRC: The ECLJ's Actions After the Massacre of 70 ChristiansBy ECLJA call for justice and action to international institutions The eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is once again sinking into violence. The M23 rebel group, supported by...
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Nicaragua: the Church's response to the rise of religious persecutionBy Thibault van den BosscheFollowing the publication of the Report of the ECLJ on the persecution of Christians in Nicaragua, Thibault van den Bossche , Advocacy Officer for Persecuted Christians, answers Carlos Zapata's...
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UN: ECLJ Submits Written Statement on the Persecution of Christians in NicaraguaBy Thibault van den BosscheAs the repression against the Catholic Church and Christians intensifies in Nicaragua, the 58 th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council is set to adopt the Universal Periodic Review of...
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Trump Protects American Christians, What Is Europe doing?By Thibault van den BosscheWhile Donald Trump is setting up a federal task force to combat anti-Christian hatred and protect Christians in the United States, the European Union remains passive in the face of the rising attacks...
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Rise of Christian Persecution in 2024: five key countries for the ECLJBy ECLJMore than 380 million Christians were persecuted in 2024—equivalent to 1 in 7 Christians worldwide—according to the 2025 Index by the NGO Open Doors . This report confronts us with a harsh and often...
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Nicaragua: An anti-Christian dictatorshipBy Grégor PuppinckSince 2018, President Daniel Ortega has established an increasingly intractable repressive regime. Political opponents of the Sandinista government are silenced, thrown into prison or deported,
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Turkey expels a foreign ChristianBy Thibault van den BosscheUnder Erdogan's regime, Turkey continues to flout the rights of Christians, whether of Turkish or foreign nationality. Kenneth Wiest, an American Protestant who has lived in Turkey for 34 years, has...
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ECLJ Takes Action to Save a Young Christian Sentenced to Death for BlasphemyBy ECLJAnother innocent Christian has been thrown behind bars and sentenced to execution by hanging under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws because of his faith in Jesus. We’re taking urgent legal action to...
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Erdogan: Champion of the Christian World in Paris...By Thibault van den BosscheTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to call Pope Francis to share his outrage regarding the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris. In return, Pope Francis is expected to ask...
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A ban on door-to-door practices before the ECHRBy Nicolas BauerAbout the case of Velev and others v. Bulgaria (no. 56007/21 [1] ), pending before the European Court of Human Rights. It's not uncommon for an unexpected visitor to knock or ring at your door. It...
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Ongoing Human Rights Violations Against Christians in EgyptBy Youssef AyedThe ECLJ has published a new report on the severe human rights violations faced by Christians in Egypt. The report has been submitted to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) ahead of...
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Circumcision: Ireland arrests a rabbiBy Thibault van den BosscheIn Dublin, a police raid on a private residence interrupted a circumcision ceremony, as a rabbi was about to circumcise a second child. The rabbi in question, Yonathan Abraham, a certified mohel in...
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Signatures
Offense against Christians at the Olympics: Petition to the IOC!Sign
To the attention of the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) We, the undersigned, strongly denounce the outrageous and blasphemous nature of the opening ceremony of the Paris...
June 2024
The ECHR Upholds Ban on Religious Symbols for Belgian StudentsBy Thibault van den BosscheSeized by three young Muslim women from Belgium who wished to retain their Islamic headscarves in their school despite a ban on visible religious symbols, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
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Persecution of Christians: 7 Countries Under the UN’s EyeBy ECLJThe European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) has presented fourteen reports to the United Nations during the 47 th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The UPR is a little-known but...
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“Algerian Christians Represent a Source of Peace for the Country”By Thibault van den BosscheAs Pastor Youssef Ourahmane, Vice-President of the Protestant Church of Algeria, appeared before the Court of Appeal of Tizi Ouzou on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, Thibault van den Bossche, Advocacy...
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Places of worship closed during Covid: will the ECHR dare to condemn abusive restrictions?By ECLJIn hindsight, the restrictions imposed by Western governments to curb the spread of Covid-19 appear increasingly disproportionate. However, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has thus far...
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