IPPFoRB together with International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) launch a new report on freedom of religion or belief in Malaysia.
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Collaborating for the first time in the Global South, IPPFoRB along with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) brings you the third International Parliamentarians Global Conference on freedom of religion or belief in Singapore this year!
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Five highlights in 2018 from IPPFoRB.
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An IPPFoRB national group established in Dominican Republic
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Parliamentarians in Norway and Canada extend support to Asia Bibi and her family.
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Every day, for the past four years, IPPFoRB is building the global capacity of parliamentarians to promote and defend religious freedom for everyone, everywhere.
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Energetic, bright-eyed and racing with ideas, second term MP Kasthuri Patto from Malaysia believes that ‘the way forward for South-east Asia is by strengthening and enhancing FoRB and human rights’.
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MP Mohammedali Yaseen Taha from Kurdistan Region of Iraq created his own political success story by being instrumental in introducing a bylaw for setting up the first-ever All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) in the Kurdish parliament.
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Breaking barriers and engaging with the contentious theme of women rights and religious freedom in Georgia, MP Tina Bokuchava believes that ‘motivated individuals can make a huge difference in the national narrative’.
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There is much anticipation in Nepal as the nation awaits the results of its recent historic parliamentary and provincial elections—the first under its new constitution, says David Anderson.
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A Neglected Dimension of Security Policy? The Struggle for Freedom of Religion or Belief in the Middle East and Northern Africa, brought together religious and political leaders to address freedom of religion and belief in the Middle East and North Africa.
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We empower each other to fulfill our individual and collective purpose as the best “us” that we can be. This builds trust and generates hope for a shared future, writes MP Cheryllyn Dudley.
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Indonesia’s founding ideology, of a state that enshrines both religion and religious tolerance, can be a model for Asean amid the rising conflict that is threatening stability in Southeast Asia, says Eva Kusuma Sundari.
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Nepal is a country known throughout the world for its spectacular geography. It is home to eight of the world’s ten tallest mountains and perhaps most famously, to Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth.
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30 lawmakers and civil society representatives from the ASEAN member states came together in Bangkok, 6th-7th of October, to discuss new tactics for Freedom of Religion or Belief in Southeast Asia.
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Religious freedom appears to be regressing in Southeast Asia, shows new reports by IPPFoRB and Asia Centre.
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How does the government intend to be a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2018 when it behaves like an accessory in repressing religious freedom and women’s rights? Kasthuri Patto Member of Parliament for Batu Kawan asks.
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STATEMENT: We condemn the appalling violence faced by civilian populations, including the Rohingya Muslim minority, in Myanmar’s (Burma) Rakhine State and call on all parties responsible for the recent violence to cease and desist.
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The challenges to FoRB are complex and transnational in nature. Any attempts we make at strengthening FoRB should take into account that complexity and ideally have a transnational aspect, says Ed Brown.
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We watched German Chancellor Angela Merkel stand in this historic seat of her country’s Parliament and repudiate this genocidal past by denouncing violations of religious freedom worldwide.
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