The right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) and freedom of expression (FoE) have many similarities. Both protect the individual’s dignity and right to develop an independent way of thinking. One cannot exist without the other.
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Last month, we hosted our third High-level Dialogue on ‘Education and Freedom of Religion or Belief’. As part of bringing forward learnings from these Dialogues, this article summarizes the different themes and issues explored by participants during the webinar together with recommendations and a way forward.
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IPPFoRB welcomes the election of women to leadership positions in Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), one of Indonesia’s most prominent Islamic organizations.
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As we approach the 73rd year commemorating Human Rights around the world, this year’s theme, “focusing on how rights are the beginning of peace within societies, and a way to create a fairer society for future generations", couldn’t have come at a more apt time as we continue to grapple with this catastrophic pandemic and the balance of human rights embroiled in all this.
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At the launch of the ’Strengthening the Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief in Western Balkans: A Roadmap for Parliamentarians’ report this month, parliamentarians from the Western Balkans region discuss ways to build mutual dialogue and cooperation, across political and religious lines, at the national, regional and international level, to advance the right to freedom of religion or belief for all in the broader region.
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Last month, we hosted our second High-level Dialogue on ‘Gender and FoRB: opportunities for synergies and learning’. As part of bringing forward learnings from these Dialogues, this article lays out the different themes and issues explored by participants during the webinar together with recommendations and a way forward.
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This 27th October, on the International Freedom of Religion or Belief Day, the two new IPPFoRB Steering Group parliamentarians draw attention to the importance of seeing this human right in a broader context, including its interconnections with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Last month, we hosted our first High-level Dialogue on 'Applying a FoRB lens to achieving the SDGs'. As part of sharing learnings from these Dialogues, this article lays out the different themes and issues explored by participants during the webinar together with recommendations and a way forward.
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This month, the Centre for Freedom of Religion or Belief in the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), where the IPPFoRB Secretariat is based, received its first student intern from the Faculty of Theology, University of Oslo.
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Published ahead of the Global Goals Week to #Act4SDGS, and the first in a series of publications called ‘Leaving No One Behind’, the ‘Freedom of Religion or Belief and Sustainable Development Goals’ briefing paper is an innovative take on addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the lens of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB).
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We must work collectively and meaningfully to curb violence in the name of religion and belief across the world. Smaller, collective, and sustained efforts can result in a wave of positive change.
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This September, on the anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) ‘Global Goals Week’, we launch the first of our six High-Level Dialogues in our ‘Leave No One Behind: Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Sustainable Development Goals’ series.
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Parliamentarians and religious leaders from Indonesia have signed the “Sentul Declaration for Peace Building and Freedom of Religion or Belief”.
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The International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFoRB) will play a major role in the project ‘Freedom of Religion or Belief Leadership Network’ (FoRBLN).
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On this six-year anniversary, we look at six ways IPPFoRB continues to advance the right to freedom of religion or belief for everyone, everywhere.
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Every year, on 27th October, we mark the International Freedom of Religion or Belief Day that celebrates the diverse societies in which we live. This day highlights the importance of advancing the right to freedom of religion or belief for all.
Vietnam does not need a pandemic to enact draconian laws or punish dissenters by way of long and harsh prison sentences. For years, the country has had an abysmal human rights record.
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On 22nd August 2020, we observe the second UN International Day Commemorating Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief.
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On the occasion of the International Day of Parliamentarism, the IPPFoRB together with its regional partners call on parliamentarians worldwide to work to protect freedom of religion or belief.
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It has been over a month since the death sentence against Hamid Bin Haydara, a Yemeni Baha’i prisoner of conscience was pardoned but he is yet to be released. And, he is not the only one.
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