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Jubilee Campaign Joins USCIRF in Outrage Over the Absence of Nigeria on the CPC List

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WASHINGTON, D.C 7 December 2022 – In the afternoon of the 2nd December the State Department quietly released its Country of Particular Concern (CPC). While several countries were listed – Nigeria [where InterSociety reported that Islamist militants killed 4 400 unarmed Christians] – was absent. “How many people have to be slaughtered before Nigeria is …

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New Language Embedded to Protect the Life of Individuals Targeted Under Anti-Apostasy and Anti-Blasphemy Laws in Two United Nations General Assembly Resolutions

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WASHINGTON, D.C 15 November 2022 – Friday 10th, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee voted in favour of two UNGA resolutions – with new language to protect individuals threatened with death via anti-apostasy anti-blasphemy laws.  The General Assembly is the UN’s most representative body, comprising all 193 Member States. On Friday, 131 (over …

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IRFBA Members Release Statement in Support of Grassroots Initiative to Embed Language in UNGA Resolutions Effectively Calling for the Repeal of the Death Penalty for Apostasy and Blasphemy

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7 November 2022 | Washington DC: Members of the International Religious Freedom of Belief Alliance (IRFBA) release statement calling for the “unequivocal[] repeal of the death penalty for any activity categorised as blasphemy, apostasy, or speech that might ‘defame’ or ‘insult’ religious sentiments” on the voting-week of two key United Nations General Assembly Resolutions – …

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Activists Call Out 11 Muslim Member States to Repeal Death Penalty for Blasphemy

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Written by Dr. Christine M. Sequenzia, Ms. Soraya M. Deen LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON, DC, 21 October 2022 – Eleven out of 57 members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) still sanction the death penalty for blasphemy and apostasy, silencing their citizens and emboldening violence by non-state actors. For the past 70 years, Article 18 of …

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Charter Re-Released On World Day Against Death Penalty Calls on the Final 11 Countries Who Continue to Sanction the Death Penalty for Apostasy and Blasphemy to Repeal Such Laws

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10th October 2022 Washington DC | “Prevention is better than cure” – which is why over 90 individuals and organisations have signed a Charter calling on countries which continue mandate the death penalty for non-violent conduct, including apostasy and blasphemy, to repeal such laws. Apostasy and blasphemy laws violate core tenets of freedom of religion and belief and …

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Multi-Faith Team Urges Repeal of Blasphemy Laws – in the Name of Religious Freedom

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Embed from Getty Images Written by Dr. Christine M. Sequenzia, Ms. Soraya M. Deen NEW YORK, 12 September 2022 – In nations lacking certain religious freedoms, the bold multi-faith membership of the International Religious Freedom Roundtable’s Campaign to Eliminate Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws, would be forbidden. This archaic, and at times, violent fact is driving …

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Pakistani Authorities Arrest 13 Ahmadis for Celebrating the Muslim Festival Eid Al-Adha – Among Them Ahmadis Visiting from Canada

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2 August 2022 | International Human Rights Committee reported at the end of July how Pakistani authorities acted on arrest petitions by mullahs forbidding Ahmadi Muslims from celebrating the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha. Police raided the private Eid Al Adha celebrations of Ahmadi Muslims in the Punjab province arresting 13. Mullahs – Islamic religious …

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Jumla High Court Violates Nepal’s International Law Commitments Sentencing Pastor Keshav to One Year in Prison – Pastor Keshav and Lawyer Will Appeal the Decision

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13 July 2022 | Nepal | Jumla High Court, in the Himalayan mountainous region of Nepal, sentences Pastor Keshav to one year in prison and a fine. Pastor Keshav and his lawyer plan to appeal the verdict at the Supreme Court , citing the constitution of Nepal and Nepal’s international law commitments. The decision by …

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Abolitionist and Retentionist States, UN experts, and Civil Society Make a Unified Call for Action to Repeal of the Death Penalty for Apostasy and Blasphemy at the first Hybrid UN Human Rights Council side-event in 2022

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WASHINGTON, D.C 25 March 2022 – The first Human Rights Council hybrid event since COVID-19 brought high-level speakers and grassroots advocates from the four corners of the globe united in bringing an end to the death penalty for apostasy and blasphemy. “If one dares to establish a hierarchy in abolishing the death penalty, I think …

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