WEA wants to collaborate on the security of all countries through freedom of religion
WEA has pledged to do everything in its power to help build peaceful societies by advocating religious freedom and peace initiatives between religious communities.
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Der Internationale Präsident der IGFM gratuliert Frau Freya Klier zum Franz-Werfel-Menschenrechtspreis
Der Präsident des Internationalen Rates der IGFM, Prof. Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher, hat der diesjährigen Preisträgerin des Franz-Werfel-Menschenrechtspreises der Stiftung Zentrum gegen Vertreibungen in der Frankfurter Paulskirche gratuliert, dass es ihr gelungen sei, getreu ihres „11. Gebotes: Du sollst dich erinnern“ deutlich zu machen, das massenhafte Menschenrechtsverletzung nicht vergessen werden dürfen, sondern erforscht und aufgearbeitet werden müssen, egal wer an wem schuldig geworden sei. Freya Klier erhielt den Preis aus der Hand der Vorsitzenden der Stiftung, Erika Steinbach, MdB, und dem Frankfurter Bürgermeister Uwe Becker.
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The 2016 Yearbook on Religious Freedom and the 2016 Yearbook on Christian Persecution and Discrimination are available in advance for download free of charge
The 2016 Yearbook on Religious Freedom contains articles by Angela Merkel, Volker Kauder, Annette Schawan, and Heiner Bielefeldt as well as articles by Alevites, Yazidis, and Baha’i. The 2016 Yearbook on Christian Persecution and Discrimination goes into the question of religious minorities in refugee shelters and deals in particular with China, Iraq, Iran, Indonesia, and Turkey.
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Global Summit on Religion Peace and Security Report
In late November the 3 day “Global Summit on Religion, Peace and Security” was held at the UN in Geneva to address the spread of violent extremism, which manipulates and misuses religion to justify brutal violence against civilians.
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Volkmar Klein and Thomas Schirrmacher visit the new Special Advisor for Religious Minorities in the Near East and South/Central Asia in the State Department in Washington
(Bonn, 18.05.2016) On the occasion of their participation in the 2016 National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, two members of the Central Council o Oriental Christians in Germany (Zentralrat Orientalischer Christen in Deutschland, ZOCD), namely the […]
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Pontifical University: Schirrmacher calls all churches to unite in prayer, research and advocacy in face of exploding discrimination and persecution of Christians
The International Institute for Religious Freedom is honored by the US Ambassador for International Religious Freedom
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Human Rights are firmly anchored in the DNA of the Christian Faith
A Report of the International Communications Team of the Global Christian Forum Protecting freedom of religion or belief and human rights are not merely secondary matters for Christians. They arise out of the core concepts […]