UPDATE 13 June 2023 | Several newsworthy events have transpired since the original drafting of the Religious Liberty Partnership and Refugee Highway Partnership Statement on the Current Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan. On 7 June, Voice of America reported that dozens of Sudanese women have been subjected to sexual violence and rape, often while attempting to …
UPDATE 18 May 2023 | It has been reported that the two suspects involved in Deborah’s murder and who faced grossly inadequate charges of “criminal conspiracy and inciting public disturbance” – Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunchi – were released from custody on 30 January 2023. The published trial proceedings from the 30 January 2023 hearing …
Jubilee Commemorates the First Anniversary of the Barbaric Lynching of Deborah Emmanuel Read More »
[FULL TEXT] WASHINGTON, DC, 15 May 2023 | Yesterday, on 14 May 2023, Jubilee Campaign marked the 20th birthday – and sixth birthday spent in militant captivity – of Leah Sharibu, a young Nigerian Christian woman. Having originally been abducted from Government Girls Science and Technical School in Dapchi, Yobe State at the age of …
Jubilee Campaign Marks Leah Sharibu’s Sixth Birthday in ISWAP Captivity – Nigeria Read More »
[FULL TEXT] WASHINGTON, DC, 8 May 2023 | Jubilee Campaign condemns in the strongest terms the Iranian government’s unlawful and disturbing execution of two men, Yousef Mehrdad and Seyyed Sadrollah Fazeli-Zare, on Monday, 8 May 2023. Originally detained in their own homes in May 2020, Mehrdad and Fazeli-Zare were charged with establishing and participating in …
Jubilee Campaign Condemns Iran’s Execution of Two Men on Charges of Blasphemy Read More »
Author Rev. Canice | Text sent as a multi-faith letter to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom in June 2022 Blasphemy law is one of the most threatening tools against human life and dignity across the globe. It has been continuously used to destroy lives and perpetuate dehumanizing acts against peoples and communities. Blasphemy …
REPEAL THE BLASPHEMY LAW TO PROTECT HUMAN LIFE AND DIGNITY Read More »
Washington DC / Ottawa – 28 April 2023 | Impunity enjoyed by militant criminal gangs, extrajudicial executions, violence perpetrated by non-state actors towards Christians and others in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, growing number of internally displaced persons, food insecurity, arbitrary detention of victims of anti-blasphemy laws, the death penalty, sexual and gender-based violence, genocidal violence toward …
Canada Called to Investigate Human Rights Abuses in Nigeria Read More »
April 24, 2023 Washington DC | The resolution which passed the EU parliament nearly unanimously last Thursday called for the immediate withdrawal of the use of the capital punishment for blasphemy in Nigeria and to take steps towards its full abolition. Jubilee Campaign welcomes this resolution which brings much needed political and diplomatic attention to …
WASHINGTON, D.C. 17 April 2023 – This March, Jubilee Campaign was blessed with the opportunity to attend the 67th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. In recent years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UN events and conferences have regrettably been held exclusively online without the physical space to meet new …
WASHINGTON, D.C 15 December 2022 – The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted in favour of the Third Committee’s resolutions – with new language to protect individuals targeted under anti-apostasy anti-blasphemy laws. The General Assembly is the UN’s most representative body, comprising all 193 Member States. On Thursday, 133 (over two thirds) of the member …
10 December 2022 – Jubilee Campaign and Voice for Justice release joint report providing legal documentation and case information exposing the intersecting vulnerabilities of minority girls and their families, including legal loopholes and discriminatory application of laws meant to protect girls. The report examines the cases involving abduction, forced faith conversion, and forced marriage of …
