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Cyprus Statement: Nigeria

Jubilee Campaign supports the Religious Liberty Partnership statement in the Cyprus Statement on Nigeria. Cyprus Statement on the Crises in Northern Nigeria Issued by the Religious Liberty Partnership March 2010 As members of the Religious Liberty Partnership (RLP) meeting in Larnaca, Cyprus, we are deeply concerned by the continuing loss of life in violence that …

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Sudan: The Debate

  “Already there are worrying signs that Khartoum will seek to deny Sudanese people a chance to take part in fair and free elections. Only yesterday the political secretary of the National Congress, Professor Ibrahim Ghandour, said that the United Nations have “no right”—no right— to observe the coming elections.” ~Lord David Alton, Liverpool A …

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FULL REPORT: North Korean Rights Under the UDHR

UNDHRandNKFINAL: Download in .doc form The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and North Korea Report prepared by the North Korea Freedom Coalition On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaiming that “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of …

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Civil Society Responds to UN Proposal for Binding Treaty on “Defamation of Religions”

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Erin Weston Phone: 703.503.0791 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2009 Civil Society Responds to UN Proposal for Binding Treaty on “Defamation of Religions”The United Nations has continuously passed non-binding resolutions on “defamation of religions” since 1999. However, for the first time ever this year, a UN body proposed a binding treaty to …

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200 Christians Burned in Faisalabad, Pakistan

Jubilee Campaign’s partner in Pakistan Joseph Francis sent disturbing news on Thursday, July 30, that 40 Christian houses and churches were burned by local Muslims in Gill Wala Chauck, a village in Faisalabad, Pakistan. The incident, reported to him by a panicked eyewitness, happened in the evening around 8:00 p.m. during a Christian marriage ceremony. An …

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