CAP Liberté de Conscience is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to defending human rights, with a specialized focus on protecting religious minorities worldwide. While our expertise centers on religious freedom, we recognize that a comprehensive understanding requires insights from diverse expert perspectives. | The State of Minority Rights in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Analysis Distinguished Members of the European Parliament, Esteemed Colleagues, I would like to expr...| CAP Freedom of Conscience | Freedom of Conscience
By Thierry Valle President CAP Liberté de Conscience 10/12/2024 Strengthening international solidarity to improve the Human Rights situation in the future Why It Is Crucial to Promote the Idea of International Solidarity in Human Rights It is a great pleasure to speak to you today, being the International Human Rights Day and the anniversary of | By Thierry Valle President CAP Liberté de Conscience 10/12/2024 Strengthening international solidarity to improve the Human Rights situation in th...| CAP Freedom of Conscience | Freedom of Conscience
A side event held during the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva, on 26th March 2025 drew urgent attention to systemic human rights violations in Pakistan, focusing particularly on religious persecution, education policy, and the use of European Union development instruments. | Source : https://eutoday.net/geneva-conference-persecution-pakistan/ written by gary cartwright March 27, 2025 A side event held during the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Co...| CAP Freedom of Conscience | Freedom of Conscience
The Coordination des Associations et des Particuliers pour la Liberté de Conscience (CAP Liberté de Conscience), a secular international organization, has actively contributed to the 48th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group on Egypt. CAP Liberté de Conscience submitted a detailed report addressing critical issues related to freedom of religion and belief, particularly highlighting the persecution faced by the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in Egypt. This articl...| CAP Freedom of Conscience | Freedom of Conscience
Geneva, 2 October 2025 — On the occasion of the 60th session of the Human Rights Council, the Geneva Press Club hosted an event on Thursday 2 October 2025 on “Silencing dissent: mass trials in the United Arab Emirates”. The event took place only a few days after the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights presented the annual report on intimidation and reprisals against those cooperating with the United Nations, which highlighted concerns regarding the conduct of arb...| CAP Freedom of Conscience
On Tuesday 2 October, CAP Freedom of Conscience co-sponsored an event at the Geneva Press Club on “Silencing dissent: mass trials in the United Arab Emirates”. During the 59th session of the Human Rights Council, the organisation had hosted a similar side event at the United Nations to highlight the crisis of arbitrary detention in the United Arab Emirates following mass trials, and to examine the country’s persistent failure to comply with international standards. The post HRC 60 side-...| CAP Freedom of Conscience
A side event at the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th session (UNHRC60) in Geneva urged the Council’s mechanisms to place structured pressure on the European Commission to apply the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) as written, using six procedural steps outlined by Inna Chefranova of the European Facilitation Platform (EFP). The post HRC 60 Side-event : UNHRC60 side event urges UN to press European Commission on GSP+ enforcement in Pakistan first appeared on CAP Freedom o...| CAP Freedom of Conscience
weakest and most vulnerable individuals, especially women and children. The world is also connected, with the effects of radicalization being felt in Europe and South Asia with extremism, anti-semitism and terrorism as well as indoctrination of youth more rampant. To discuss this a side event is being held at the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 60th session. The post HRC 60 side-event : Indo-Mediterranean: Women and Children Are Extremism’s First Victims first appeared on CAP Freedo...| CAP Freedom of Conscience
On the evening of September 28, 2025, a violent mob descended upon the Ahmadiyya residents of Piro Chak, a village in the Sialkot district of Punjab, Pakistan. The assailants, incited by religious hatred, systematically attacked homes, shops, and vehicles belonging to members of the community. Eyewitness accounts and journalistic reports describe a scene of terror and destruction, with properties set ablaze and looted while the occupants fled for their lives. The post Piro Chak Burning: Ahmad...| CAP Freedom of Conscience
In a globally interconnected world, the effects of extremism originating in hotspots like South Asia, Somalia, and Yemen are felt socially, economically, and politically across continents. This panel will bring together experts to highlight the condition of women, children, and vulnerable groups who bear the brunt of this instability. The discussion aims to foster a multidisciplinary understanding and seek pathways for their protection and empowerment. The post UN HRC 60 de-Event: The Impact ...| CAP Freedom of Conscience
We and Human Rights Without Frontiers are deeply concerned about the fact that chaplaincy activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses in a number of Belgian prisons are in practice not allowed any more. Since 2019, Jehovah's Witnesses have written six times to the Minister of Justice and have initiated legal proceedings due to this discrimination experienced in four Belgian prisons: Nivelles, Leuze, Dinant, and Leuven Central. The post HRC 60 oral statement : Item 4: General debate on the human right...| CAP Freedom of Conscience
Since the "UAE94" trial in 2013, Emirati authorities have regularly used collective trials to criminalize any form of peaceful dissent and human rights defense. UN experts have denounced the lack of fair trial guarantees and the detention of individuals for exercising their fundamental rights. The post HRC 60 : Silencing Dissent: Mass Trials in the United Arab Emirates first appeared on CAP Freedom of Conscience.| CAP Freedom of Conscience
The NGO CAP Liberté de Conscience has formally responded to the call for input issued by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the “Experiences and perspectives of victims and survivors of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. The call, detailed here, seeks to gather information for a comprehensive report to be presented at the 61st session of the Human Rights Council in March 2026. The post CAP Liberté de Conscience Submits...| CAP Freedom of Conscience
CAP Liberté de Conscience (CAP LC), an international non-governmental organization with consultative status at the United Nations, has jointly submitted a report for the 52nd session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group, focusing on Denmark. This expert analysis was prepared in collaboration with Mr. Bashy Quraishy, Secretary General of the European Muslim Initiative for Social Cohesion (EMISCO), and Mr. Gregory Christensen, Leader of Youth for Human Rights – Denmark. Both ...| CAP Freedom of Conscience | Freedom of Conscience
Dans son rapport de mars 2024, la Cour des comptes dénonçait vivement les omissions et mensonges des associations sollicitant des attributions auprès de la MIVILUDES, notamment à la suite de l’appel à projet de 2021 (les suivants n’avaient pas encore été analysés par la Cour). Le Président de la Cour des comptes Pierre Moscovici avait déclaré « c'est une affaire grave », et indiqué que le Procureur Général de la Cour des Comptes avait saisi la Chambre du Contentieux, qui a...| CAP Freedom of Conscience | Freedom of Conscience
Des subventions publiques financées avec l'argent des contribuables seraient utilisées à mauvais escient par des groupes anti-sectes stigmatisant et incitant à l’hostilité à l'égard de certains groupes religieux ou de croyance et de leurs membres. | Des subventions publiques financées avec l'argent des contribuables seraient utilisées à mauvais escient par des groupes anti-sectes stigmatisant et incitant à l’hostilité à l'égard de certains groupes religieux ou de croyance et...| CAP Freedom of Conscience | Freedom of Conscience
Le 28 novembre 2023, juste après 6 heures du matin, une équipe spéciale d'intervention composée d'environ 175 policiers portant des masques noirs, des casques et des gilets pare-balles, a fait irruption simultanément dans huit maisons et appartements à Paris, en région parisienne, mais aussi à Nice, en brandissant des fusils semi-automatiques. | Une enquête basée sur une vingtaine d’interviews Par Willy Fautré, directeur de Human Rights Without Frontiers (https://hrwf.eu) Le 28 n...| CAP Freedom of Conscience | Freedom of Conscience
Le 11 juillet 2025, la MIVILUDES (Mission interministérielle de vigilance et de lutte contre les dérives sectaires) a de nouveau perdu un procès contre les Témoins de Jéhovah français - la Fédération Chrétienne des Témoins de Jéhovah de France (FCTJF) -, comme cela s'était déjà produit le 14 juin 2024. | La MIVILUDES contrainte à retirer de son rapport annuel 2021 onze déclarations diffamatoires à l’encontre Témoins de Jéhovah Version française (*) Willy Fautré, directe...| CAP Freedom of Conscience | Freedom of Conscience
Le débat public sur la lutte contre les dérives sectaires en France est souvent marqué par des controverses entre associations, spécialistes et institutions par articles interposés dans les médias ou sur les sites officiels. Cela soulève des questions fondamentales sur la liberté d’expression, le respect des faits et l’objectivité dans la présentation d’affaires juridiques.| CAP Freedom of Conscience
Ça se passe au REC à Toulouse (Rencontres de l’Esprit Critique), lors d’une conférence sur « l’emprise mafieuse et sectaire » (excusez du peu). Donatien le Vaillant, chef de la MIVILUDES occupe la scène, et il se plaint d’être victime, lui et quelques associations antisectes, de « procédures-bâillon ». Comprenez que la justice serait instrumentalisée pour les faire taire. | Ça se passe au REC à Toulouse (Rencontres de l’Esprit Critique), lors d’une conférence sur «...| CAP Freedom of Conscience | Freedom of Conscience
