Urgent Call for Intervention in the Case of Pakistani Christian Anwar Kenneth, Unjustly Imprisoned 22 Years on Death Row for Expression of Religious Belief
WASHINGTON DC – 3 April 2024 | Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on April 18th, Jubilee Campaign urgently calls on Pakistan authorities to work for the release of Pakistani Christian man Anwar Kenneth. Authorities have arbitrarily imprisoned Anwar Kenneth on death row for more than twenty years for exercising his guaranteed human right of …
YEMEN: Experts and Survivors Bring Attention to the Plight of Religious Minorities in Yemen During UN Human Rights Council Parallel Event
WASHINGTON, D.C., 22 March 2024 – “When the elephants fight it is the grass that suffers,” the African proverb says. The Yemeni people are all too familiar with this proverb, especially the religious minorities. On the second floor of the CICG in Geneva, Switzerland, experts, and diverse survivors from the religious minority communities in Yemen shared …
Jubilee Campaign urges the Human Rights Council to take action regarding ongoing human rights violations against Christians in Nicaragua
Jubilee Campaign expresses gratitude for the comprehensive recommendations provided by the Group of Human Rights Experts in their report, highlighting the alarming human rights situation in Nicaragua. The Council’s attention is drawn to the egregious violations of freedom of thought, conscience, religion, and belief perpetrated by President Ortega, Vice President Murillo, and other authorities in …
Commemorating the 13th Anniversary of Shahbaz Bhatti’s Assassination: Human Rights Advocates Call for Justice and an End to Impunity in Pakistan
March 2, 2024 – Minority rights activists from around the world unite in somber remembrance on the 13th anniversary of the martyrdom of Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan’s former Federal Minister of Minorities Affairs and the first Christian parliamentarian in the country’s government. Bhatti, an ardent advocate for a diverse, multicultural, and multireligious society, was murdered on …