Advocacy
Fading Freedom: The Rising Impact of Islamization on Religious Minorities in Malaysia
From the Left: Moderator Gregory Treat, Panelists Gayle Jokinin, UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed, Eugene Yapp On March 6, 2018, Jubilee Campaign, along with our partners at CSW, ADF, the WEA, and ERLC, sponsored a side event at the UN in Geneva highlighting the growing restrictions on Christians and other religious minorities in Malaysia. Malaysia is often admired as …
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Positive step for religious freedom in Indonesia
Discriminatory law overturned This month Indonesia’s Supreme Court declared that the law forcing adherents of indigenous religions to instead identify as one of the state-recognized religions on their national ID cards is unconstitutional and discriminatory. Indonesia only recognizes 6 religions- Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism or Confucianism. It is the most populous Muslim country in …
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ERITREA: No improvement in Human Rights
A new report on Eritrea was submitted at the 35th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva by Special Rapporteur Sheila B. Keetharuth. The report acted as a follow-up on the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, which was extended last June. In her report, Special Rapporteur Keetharuth …
Jubilee Campaign delivers petition for blasphemy victim
Jubilee Campaign Netherlands met with the Indonesian ambassador and delivered a petition with 19,973 signatures calling for the release of Basuki ‘Ahok’ Tjahaja Purnama, the former governor of Indonesia’s capital. The petition is addressed directly to Indonesian President Joko Widodo and calls on the president to deploy the immediate release of Ahok and the protection …
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Tell Congress to Tighten North Korean Sanctions
(Watch video here.) You’ve heard of US student, Otto Warmbier’s, recent death after returning home from North Korea. This has once again shone a light on the horrors of North Korea and has left many asking “what more can the US do?” Though some feel we have tried everything only to receive disheartening results, the …
#HRC35 2017 UN Joint Oral Statement on Malaysia
Full statement submitted to UN: Human Rights Council – 35th session Item 4 – General Debate Speaker: Albert Hengelaar Thursday 15 June 2017 Mr. President, The World Evangelical Alliance and Jubilee Campaign bring to the Council’s attention the rising restrictions against religious minorities in Malaysia. Malaysia is often admired as a modern Muslim-majority country that …
Persecuted Christians: Victims of Torture
(Image from Church in Chains) Today marks the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The UN recognizes that torture is an evil practice in any form and constitutes a crime against humanity. At Jubilee Campaign, we know that persecuted Christians are a targeted group for torture. Torture is often used by …
Pakistani Christian refugee dies in Thai detention center
Last month, 35-year-old Pakistani Christian Ijaz Masih passed away after he was refused medical treatment by the Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) in Bangkok, Thailand. Masih was in Bangkok with his wife and three children seeking international refugee protection from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). (Photo from British Christian Pakistani Association) According to reports, …
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