China Elected to United Nations Human Rights Council Despite Record of Human Rights Atrocities
On Tuesday, October 13, much to the dismay of human rights advocates across the world, it was announced that China, Cuba, and Russia were formally elected into the UN Human Rights Council, having been voted by the UN General Assembly. Though it is worth noting that support of China has visibly decreased- China’s votes only …
Jubilee Campaign et al. Urge the State Department to Designate Nigeria as Country of Particular Concern
October 1, 2020United States Secretary of State Mike PompeoUnited States Department of State2201 C St., NWWashington, DC 20520 cc:1. Ambassador Sam Brownback2. Assistant Secretary Bob Destro3. Ms. Sarah Makin, International Religious Freedom Advisor, NSC Letter calling on the State Department to Designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern Dear Secretary Pompeo, We are grateful …
PRESS RELEASE: NGOs Release Two Rejoinders to Nigeria’s Response to International Reports Addressing the Increasing Violence in the NE Nigeria and Middle Belt
As violence and attacks in the Northeast of Nigeria and the Middle Belt on rural communities continues, Jubilee Campaign et. al released two rejoinders to respond to Nigeria’s critique of the two independent international reports that addressed the violence. The rejoinders are to Nigeria’s response the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, …
Artem Gerasimov
Name: Artem Gerasimov Country: Russia Background: Gerasimov is originally a Danish citizen, though he was living in Crimea at the time of his arrest. Reason for arrest: On March 20, 2019, the Federal Security Service detained Gerasimov following their ambush on private homes in Yalta and Alupka, Crimea. Security officials searched through his belongings and …
40 Youhanabad Christians Acquitted
It has been a five year long ordeal, with lack of food, poor living conditions and abuse in prison, with two of the 42 suspects dying in custody in 2017. After five years however, the Youhanabad Christians are finally released. Background In 2015 Jubilee Campaign reported on the Suicide Bombings of two Churches in Youhanabad, …
Prisoners of conscience
Jubilee Campaign works to secure the release of, or improve prison conditions for, religious prisoners of conscience. RPOCs, according to definition by USCIRF, are “individuals who are imprisoned, detained, under house arrest, or disappeared for their religious beliefs, non-belief, identity, activity and/or advocacy for FoRB related rights, provided that they have not used or advocated …