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Xi Jinping Defies Ius Cogens Norms and Refoules North Korean Children, Men and Women Refugees to Face Certain Torture and Brutal Detention

WASHINGTON DC – 1 September 2023 |  Jubilee Campaign decries Xi Jinping’s refoulement of 90-100 North Korean refugees in China back to North Korea. The Communist party’s leaders’ actions are in grave violation of international law by sending these children, women and men back to a country where they risk certain torture, certain arbitrary brutal …

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Jubilee Campaign Vehemently Denounces Violence against Pakistani Christians in Jaranwala Following Blasphemy Accusations

[FULL TEXT] WASHINGTON, DC, 25 August 2023   |  Jubilee Campaign expresses great concern and condemns in the strongest terms the targeted violent attacks upon Christian institutions in Jaranwala, Faisalabad, Pakistan, following reported blasphemy allegations leveled against Christian citizens. Videos circulating online have depicted angry mobs comprising thousands of civilians setting fire to, vandalizing, and desecrating …

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#HRC53 Request for an Independent Investigation into Reports of Genocidal Violence in Nigeria

4th July 2023 GENEVA, Switzerland – Jubilee Campaign and Stefanos Foundation address the Special Adviser to the Secretary General on the Prevention of Genocide, raising concerns about Nigeria I thank you Special Adviser to the Secretary General on the Prevention of Genocide for your presentation and your report. Good afternoon Ladies and gentlemen. Nigeria is …

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#HRC53 UN Expert on Religious Freedom and Human Rights Defenders Denounce Deadly Violence Motivated by Anti-Blasphemy Laws at UN Human Rights Council Side-Event

GENEVA, Switzerland-  “Today, we are going to hear and be a witness to the persecution of Christians in two of the most difficult countries- Pakistan and Nigeria,” Dr. Grégor Puppinck, former OSCE religious freedom panel expert and ECLJ Director begins.  Dr. Puppinck shares how anti-blasphemy laws are used not only to prohibit any critical discussion …

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Jubilee Campaign Urges UN Human Rights Council During Urgent Debate to Prioritize Repeal of Death Penalty for Apostasy and Blasphemy in Islamic Countries, Including Release of Prisoners of Conscience

GENEVA, Switzerland – Jubilee Campaign calls on the Council to prioritise the repeal of the death penalty for apostasy and blasphemy, noting the support from over 90 multi-faith organizations and individuals. Laws which criminalise apostasy and blasphemy, severely restrict an individual’s right to choose, practice, or change their religion, undermining the core principles of human …

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UN Human Rights Council Adopts Sixth Resolution on Child, Early and Forced Marriage – with New Language Addressing Coerced Religious Conversion

GENEVA, Switzerland  – 9 August 2023 |The UN Human Rights Council officially adopts its 6th resolution on child, early and forced marriage on 12th July 2023,  this year for the first time bringing visibility to cases such as Leah Sharibu with new language raising concern with the use of coerced conversions by armed groups. Jubilee …

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Jubilee Campaign Raises Concern with the Enjoyed Impunity by Perpetrators of the Trafficking and Coerced Conversion of Coptic and other Indigenous and Religious Minority Women and Girls During the 53rd Human Rights Council Session’s Annual Discussion on Women

GENEVA, Switzerland – Jubilee Campaign addresses the Human Rights Council during the Annual Full-Day Discussion on the Human Rights of Women. Jubilee Campaign calls on the Council to ensure women enjoy the right to have and adopt the religion or belief of their choice by repealing anti-apostasy laws and discriminatory family laws and apprehend and prosecute …

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Algeria: Religious Prisoner of Conscience Hamid Soudad Released Following Reduced Sentence

WASHINGTON, D.C., 21 July 2023 – Jubilee Campaign welcomes the news of the release of Hamid Soudad, Christian exMuslim and member of the Evangelical protestant church of Algeria (EPA) on July 20th 2023. The release comes following a presidential decree commuting the five-year sentence against Hamid Soudad for Algeria’s Independence Day. Authorities have been detaining …

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#HRC53 Jubilee Campaign Calls on Pakistan to Address Religious Freedom Violations in Oral Statement at the Human Rights Council

GENEVA, Switzerland – 10th July | Jubilee Campaign addressed Pakistan during the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council, highlighting the need for Pakistan to address religious freedom violations under the blasphemy laws and coerced religious conversions. Joseph Janssen, representing the Jubilee Campaign, expressed concern over the lack of political will by the government of …

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Religious Liberty Partnership & Refugee Highway Partnership Statement on the Current Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan

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 …

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