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October 24, 2018

France's niqab ban violated Muslim women’s freedom of religion, says UN

Banning the niqab violated two Muslim women’s freedom of religion, says the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
September 19, 2018

Jehovah's Witnesses under investigation for 'extremism' in Russia

Law enforcement agencies have been raiding Jehovah's Witness homes across Russia, often involving armed riot police or National Guard troops.
August 28, 2018

Pakistan's new Prime Minister urged to promote human rights

Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Imran Khan should make human rights a key focus of his government, Human Rights Watch said.
August 17, 2018

Lutherans launch new peace initiative in Ethiopia

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is set to launch a new initiative to reduce escalating religious tension in Ethiopia, in an expression of its mandate to promote peace.
June 14, 2018

Bangladeshi blogger 'killed for urging religious tolerance'

Shahjahan Bachchu, a freethinking journalist and blogger who had been threatened by radical Islamists for years has been killed.
May 18, 2018

Ending global blasphemy laws is Government priority, says Foreign Office Minister

Ending blasphemy laws around the globe is "a priority for Government", Foreign Office Minister of State for Human Rights Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon has said.
February 27, 2018

Arab religious leaders create first-ever platform for social cohesion

An 'Interreligious Dialogue for Peace, Promoting Peaceful Coexistence and Common Citizenship' in Vienna is creating a first-ever joint action plan for Arab religious leaders to lead the way in repairing the divisions created by extremists, and rebuilding social cohesion and common citizenship in the Arab region.
January 27, 2018

China imposes new controls on Tibetan monastery

The Chinese authorities have imposed new controls on the Tibetan Buddhist monastic centre of Larung Gar that infringe upon freedom of religion, says Human Rights Watch.
January 23, 2018

New trials shake Algeria's Ahmadi minority

Algerian authorities have stepped up trials of members of the Ahmadiyya religious minority on charges related to the exercise of their religion, Human Rights Watch has said.
December 19, 2017

American Civil Liberties Union challenges 'prayer and proselytising' in schools

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Louisiana has filed a suit in federal court, challenging Webster Parish School District’s widespread practice of subjecting students to school-sponsored Christian prayer, proselytising, and other religious rituals.