NUSA DUA, 13 December 2019 – On December 11-13, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) organised the AICHR Consultation on the Implementation of Article 22 of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) on Freedom of Religion and Belief in Nusa Dua, Indonesia.
Read MoreProsecutors at the Cibinong District Court in Bogor, West Java, have demanded eight months of imprisonment for Suzethe Margaret, a woman charged with blasphemy for entering a mosque wearing shoes and carrying her dog.
Read MoreJakarta (ANTARA) - Freedom of religion and belief is the fundamental right of every human being, Indonesian representative for the ASEAN Intergovernment Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Yuyun Wahyuningrum said. "As universal human rights, freedom of religion and belief safeguard the sense of respect to diversity," Wahyuningrum said in a written statement released Friday.
Read MoreAccording to a new study, representing a worrying trend of diminishing democratic freedoms and human rights in the capital and the country as a whole.
Setara Institute for Democracy and Peace yesterday released the results of its study, which spanned across 12 years, showing that West Java, followed by Jakarta, were the most intolerant provinces in Indonesia over the time period.
Read MoreYANGON (Reuters) - Aung San Suu Kyi will appear before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to contest a case filed by Gambia accusing Myanmar of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, her government said on Wednesday.
Read MoreGEORGE TOWN, Nov 4 — Malay bibles should not be considered a threat to Muslims’ faith but instead regarded as a way for them to understand other religions, a backbencher said at the Penang legislative assembly today.
Read MoreInequality has emerged as one of the “major cleavages” in societies across the world, said Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Grace Fu.
She specifically highlighted Hong Kong and Chile as examples, two places that have seen recent protests stemming in part from economic inequality.
Fu was speaking at the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPPFORB) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) International conference on Oct. 30.
Read MoreGENEVA, 18 September 2019 (VCHR) – At the UN Human Rights Council’s 42nd session in Geneva today, Acting Together for Human Rights (AEDH) and the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) denounced Vietnam’s serious violations of human rights and freedom or religion or belief (FoRB), and the Hanoi government’s systematic refusal to engage in a genuine dialogue with the international community and civil society to improve the abysmal human rights situation in Vietnam.
Read MoreRemove Provisions Harmful to Women, Minorities, Free Speech
(Jakarta) – The Indonesian parliament should substantially revise the proposed new criminal code to meet international human rights standards, Human Rights Watch said today. The current bill contains articles that will violate the rights of women, religious minorities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, as well as freedom of speech and association.
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 ― The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has called upon the Malaysian government to ensure that custom, tradition, and religion are not used as a justification to undermine human rights.
Read MorePUTRAJAYA — Joint prayers at unity events involving both Muslims and non-Muslims in Malaysia have been barred under a directive issued by an agency under the Prime Minister’s Department.
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Sisters in Islam (SIS) will continue to challenge the fatwa by the Selangor Fatwa Committee declaring it a deviant organisation even after a high court dismissed its judicial review application.
Read MoreSINGAPORE - Changes to a law that safeguards religious harmony in Singapore will be introduced in Parliament next week, in a move to pave the way for the Government to deal with new threats in a comprehensive and timely manner.
Read MoreStates must do more to stop hate crimes and promote interfaith initiatives, say UN rights experts
GENEVA (21 August 2019) – States have an important role to play in promoting religious tolerance and cultural diversity by promoting and protecting human rights, including freedom of religion or belief, say a group of UN independent experts*.
Read MoreResponding to a recent call by UN Secretary General António Gutteres, religious communities in hundreds of locations throughout Vietnam will hold prayer services this Thursday August 22, for victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief.
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today “it was quite clear” Dr Zakir Naik had attempted to incite racial hate.
The prime minister’s comment is likely the strongest censure made so far towards the controversial preacher.
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) has called on the Selangor state government to withdraw the unilateral conversion Bill.
Read MoreMalaysiakini's story on a proposal that might be put before the Selangor State Assembly to allow for unilateral conversion has stoked not just controversy but also talk to the ouster of both the Menteri Besar and Speaker of House. K. Shanmuga, Director of the Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism & Human Rights join Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan to clarify points of law in this link.
Read MoreReligious freedom in the United States is guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”
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