IPPFoRB convened a digital workshop with the participation of a broader group of parliamentarians from Southeast Asia and Africa. The workshop series “The Learning Path” aims to accomplish multiple objectives, including introducing new Members of Parliament (MPs) to the competence-building activities organized by IPPFoRB. Additionally, participants will be able to share their experiences and evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies devised during their timeatn the Academy in Oxford.
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IPPFoRB welcomes the election of women to leadership positions in Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), one of Indonesia’s most prominent Islamic organizations.
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As we approach the 73rd year commemorating Human Rights around the world, this year’s theme, “focusing on how rights are the beginning of peace within societies, and a way to create a fairer society for future generations", couldn’t have come at a more apt time as we continue to grapple with this catastrophic pandemic and the balance of human rights embroiled in all this.
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At the launch of the ’Strengthening the Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief in Western Balkans: A Roadmap for Parliamentarians’ report this month, parliamentarians from the Western Balkans region discuss ways to build mutual dialogue and cooperation, across political and religious lines, at the national, regional and international level, to advance the right to freedom of religion or belief for all in the broader region.
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This 27th October, on the International Freedom of Religion or Belief Day, the two new IPPFoRB Steering Group parliamentarians draw attention to the importance of seeing this human right in a broader context, including its interconnections with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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We must work collectively and meaningfully to curb violence in the name of religion and belief across the world. Smaller, collective, and sustained efforts can result in a wave of positive change.
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Parliamentarians and religious leaders from Indonesia have signed the “Sentul Declaration for Peace Building and Freedom of Religion or Belief”.
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Vietnam does not need a pandemic to enact draconian laws or punish dissenters by way of long and harsh prison sentences. For years, the country has had an abysmal human rights record.
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On 22nd August 2020, we observe the second UN International Day Commemorating Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief.
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On the occasion of the International Day of Parliamentarism, the IPPFoRB together with its regional partners call on parliamentarians worldwide to work to protect freedom of religion or belief.
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It has been over a month since the death sentence against Hamid Bin Haydara, a Yemeni Baha’i prisoner of conscience was pardoned but he is yet to be released. And, he is not the only one.
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We are gravely appalled by this outrageous verdict and deplore the death sentence handed to Hamid bin Haydara, says the leadership of IPPFoRB
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22 IPPFoRB parliamentarians sign and send a timely letter to the Indian government about violations of religion freedoms amongst growing mob violence, the new Citizenship Act and restrictions in Kashmir in the country.
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