Tag: Freedom of Religion
Faith Conversion Law should be ‘scrapped’, say activists
Following the Burmese government’s invitation for public opinion on a proposed Religious Conversion Law, 81 organisations from Burma and elsewhere have recommended that it be completely discarded.
Following the Burmese government’s invitation for public opinion on a proposed Religious Conversion Law, 81 organisations from Burma and elsewhere have recommended that...
Advocacy Groups Claim Burma’s Discriminatory Religious Conversion Law ‘Legitimises Hate Speech’…
International civil society organisations, human rights watchdogs and advocacy groups have issued a united call for Burma’s government to drop its proposed legislation that places restrictions on an individual’s right to freedom of religion.
International civil society organisations, human rights watchdogs and advocacy groups have issued a united call for...
UN Appalled at Suffering in Myanmar’s Muslim Camps
A top U.N. humanitarian official said Tuesday she witnessed "appalling conditions" and the worst human suffering she has ever seen in camps for stateless Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's violence-torn Rakhine State.
A top U.N. humanitarian official said Tuesday she witnessed "appalling conditions" and the worst human suffering she has ever...
Myanmar Urged To Scrap Draft Bill Restricting Religious Conversion
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts on Friday called on the Government of Myanmar to do away with a draft bill imposing restrictions on religious conversion, stressing the right of every individual to freely choose or to change their faith.
A group of independent United Nations human...
UN Experts Join International Condemnation of Burma’s Proposed Religion Laws
A team of UN experts has added their weight to growing calls for Burma’s government to scrap proposed contentious legislation that would restrict religious freedoms.
A team of UN experts has added their weight to growing calls for Burma’s government to scrap proposed contentious legislation that would restrict religious freedoms.
In...
Religious Extremists Target Myanmar Film Festival
Religious extremists have succeeded in forcing the organizers of Myanmar’s Human Rights Film Festival to withdraw the screening of a documentary about a friendship between a Buddhist and a Muslim.
Religious extremists have succeeded in forcing the organizers of Myanmar’s Human Rights Film Festival to withdraw the screening of a...
Laos Church Leaders Charged With ‘Murder’ After Praying
Four church leaders and another Christian detained in southern Laos have been charged with "murder" because they prayed for a woman who embraced Christianity shortly before she died, a well-informed source told BosNewsLife Thursday, June 26.
VIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Four church leaders and another Christian detained in southern Laos have...
Burma: the Clash of Church, State, and Society
Burma’s simmering religious tensions flared in its second biggest city, Mandalay this week, as Buddhists and Muslims clashed over reports of an alleged rape involving a young Buddhist girl and a Muslim man.
Burma’s simmering religious tensions flared in its second biggest city, Mandalay this week, as Buddhists and Muslims ...
Putrajaya under fire for snubbing UN rights official over Allah ban
Putrajaya failed to fulfil its obligations as a United Nations member state when it ignored the UN Special Rapporteur’s letter expressing concerns on freedom of religion over the Allah ban, civil society groups and the nation’s top human rights body said.
Putrajaya failed to fulfil its obligations as a United...
ASEAN countries should hold interfaith talks to resolve issues, says human rights group
A consultation group on religious freedom has recommended that Asean countries initiate interfaith dialogues to enhance understanding and appreciation of the diverse traditions of its people and to resolve critical issues.
A consultation group on religious freedom has recommended that ASEAN countries initiate interfaith dialogues to enhance understanding and appreciation...
