Etiqueta: religious freedom

  • La diversidad no solo debe ser tolerada sino abrazada, Mónica Cornejo Valle

    La diversidad no solo debe ser tolerada sino abrazada, Mónica Cornejo Valle

    En una noche llena de emoción y reflexión, los Religious Freedom Awards 2023 celebraron y destacaron el pasado 15 de diciembre la labor destacada de individuos que han dedicado sus vidas a promover la diversidad religiosa y la libertad de creencias, entre ellos la Profesora Monica Cornejo Valle. Entre los galardonados de estos premios que entrega la Fundación…

  • Igor Minteguía Arregui, «lo que hay que defender es la libertad»

    Igor Minteguía Arregui, «lo que hay que defender es la libertad»

    El Prof. Igor Minteguía Arregui ha sido galardonado en la 10a Edición de los Religious Freedom Awards por su trayectoria en la promoción y defensa de la libertad de Religión y Creencias. «En mis manos tengo la espada Tizona, un símbolo que distingue a los premiados y que recibo con orgullo«, afirmó Igor Minteguía Arregui,…

  • Hungary: When the law and force is used to harm citizens instead of protecting them

    Hungary: When the law and force is used to harm citizens instead of protecting them

    Shockingly enough (or not), it gives the impression some Hungarian officials are on a run to become the most hated anti-religious people in Europe. In order to achieve that, they have been very diligent in copying expired actions already perpetrated by people who tried to stop the religious freedom of Scientologists and others in Spain,…

  • Parliamentarians from 14 countries call on Russia for protecting religious minorities

    Parliamentarians from 14 countries call on Russia for protecting religious minorities

    Posted on 14th October 2017  Source EIFRF/FOB/FORB, October 13, 2017 Council of Europe cross-party initiative: Parliamentarians from 14 European countries call upon Russian government to put an end to religious freedom violations against minorities On Friday 13 October, 28 parliamentarians at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, coming from 14 European countries and…

  • Children also have the right to freedom of religion or belief, and that must be protected

    Children also have the right to freedom of religion or belief, and that must be protected

    UN (23.10.2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, on Thursday called on all Governments represented at the UN General Assembly « to respect religious practices by children and their families and support families in fulfilling their role in providing an enabling environment for the realisation of the rights…