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Egypt’s Anti-Blasphemy Law Scrutinised During USCIRF’s Hearing on Religious Freedom Conditions in the Country

WASHINGTON, D.C., 5 November 2026 Anti-blasphemy laws were a major cause for concern to all speakers during the USCIRF-lead hearing on religious freedom conditions in the country of the pharaohs. The speakers highlighted how the law has been used to target religious minorities particularly Christian converts from Islam. USCIRF’s April 2026 Country Update flags the […]

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“No Response Yet” – Silence from Pakistan on Grave Human Rights Violations Surrounding Forced Religious Conversions and Child Marriage of Minority Girls

GENEVA, Switzerland, 1st October 2026 Three UN Special Rapporteurs join UN Human Rights Council side-event to remind Pakistan of its international human rights and domestic law obligations to protect its children against slavery and sexual violence, and uphold human rights. “We don’t know where they are keeping her […] We have terrible thoughts about what

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Stolen Girls Part 5: Pakistan’s Shameful Track Record

This is the final installment of our reporting on our new publication, Stolen Girls, which seeks to document patterns of forced conversion, abduction, child marriage, and sexual violence affecting minority girls in Pakistan, and to highlight the legal gaps and institutional failures that allow these abuses to continue. You can click the links to view

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UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Concludes First Visit to Nigeria in over 10 Years

28 July 2026 | In her preliminary findings the Special Rapporteur drew attention specifically to tensions with plural legal systems in relation to blasphemy, personal status matters amongst others, and the loud alarm bells elicited by the widespread insecurity in the country. “Discussion of freedom of religion or belief in Nigeria elicits very acute concerns about insecurity,

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Human Rights Groups Condemn Court’s Order Granting Custody of Minor Girl to Her Abductor

Press ReleasePUNJAB, PAKISTAN – 27 July 2026 | Human rights defenders decry the Sessions Court’s unlawful decision to return minor girl, Amber Nadeem from Faisalabad, to the abductor who forcibly converted and coerced her into marriage. Human rights defenders strongly condemn a Pakistani court’s decision to grant custody of a child to her abductor saying it is

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Jubilee Campaign Calls on Nepal to Amend Its Laws to End Violations of Freedom of Expression Against Christian Nepalis in Joint Statement

Oral Statement62nd session of the Human Rights CouncilNGO: Jubilee Campaign Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Jubilee Campaign and Christian Solidarity International would like to thank the delegation of Nepal for engaging with the Universal Periodic Review process. At the previous 2015 Review, Nepal supported recommendations 121.16 and 122.40 to implement the new Constitution and ensure the

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Anti-Conversion Laws a Tool for Human Rights Violations Against Minorities

29th June 2026 GENEVA – Switzerland | Anti-conversion laws as a tool for human rights violations in Nepal was discussed during a joint side-event at the UN Human Rights Council’s 62nd session. Prof. Dr. Levrat – UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues and the keynote speaker at the side-event, visited Nepal in December 2025 just

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EU Parliament Event Brings Attention to the Plight of Minority Girls Who are Victims of Child Marriage and Forced Religious Conversions

Brussels, Belgium – 14th July 2026 | Victims’ stories and plight were center stage as members of the European Parliament, legal experts, human rights advocates discuss how the EU and its Member States can “systematically raise the issue of forced conversions and marriages and the protection of religious and other minorities, political opponents, journalists, civil

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Jubilee Campaign Calls on Mauritania to Decriminalise Apostasy

30 June 2026 Geneva              Oral Statement 62nd session of the Human Rights Council NGO: Jubilee Campaign Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen,  Jubilee Campaign would like to thank the delegation of Mauritania for engaging with the Universal Periodic Review process.  We would like to extend a special thank you to Australia and Spain for recognizing the

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