WEA publishes ‘Global Declarations on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Human Rights’
The World Evangelical Alliance published a compendium with 19 global declarations on freedom of religion or belief and human rights in its ‘Global Issues Series’.
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The CDU/CSU Evangelical Working Group: Human Rights in our World
The CDU/CSU Evangelical Working Group has published a talk held by the President of the International Council of the International Society for Human Rights, Thomas Schirrmacher. The talk, entitled “Human Rights in the One World,” was held at at the State Synod of the Lutheran Church in Württemberg and has been appeared in the CDU/CSU Protestant Working Group’s Evangelische Verantwortung (Protestant Responsibility) magazine.
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International Institute for Religious Freedom publishes UN reports on religious freedom by Professor Bielefeldt
The International Institute of Religious Freedom published all the 12 official reports to the UN Human Rights Council of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religions and Belief, presented by the present United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt. Each report has its own specific topic like religious minorities, apostasy and blasphemy, conversion, women’s rights, or school education.
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Free WEA-CD with books and journals available online and to order for free
The Theological Concerns Department of the World Evangelical Alliance for years distributes a CD with many books on theology, world religions, as well as several journals. It is updated regularly.
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The International Society for Human Rights thanks the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Cuba for its Great Courage
The president of the International Council of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) has thanked the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Cuba for demonstrating increasing courage in issues relating to human rights and that he has met with the ‘Ladies in White’.
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Christians meeting top Muslim politicians that favour religious freedom
A rare picture: Two Christians discussing with two Muslim politicians working for peace, human rights and religious freedom.
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„Human Rights in the One World“
PLENARY SPEECH on „Human Rights in the One World“ at the Synod of the Lutheran Church of Württemberg, 6th July, 2016.