Report names world's worst religious freedom violators
A United States agency has named 16 countries, from Asia, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa, as nations that engage in “particularly severe” violations of religious liberty.
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British Prime Minister welcomed in White House ceremony
IRLA deputy secretary general, Dwayne Leslie, was a guest at the White House March 14 as President Barak Obama welcomed British Prime Minister David Cameron to the United States.
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Religious friction fuels Nigerian conflict, IRLA tells State Department
In a letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the IRLA and others express “deep concern about the continuing religiously motivated violence in Nigeria.”
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IRLA decries Iran's decision to proceed with execution of Christian pastor
The IRLA has joined an eleventh-hour effort to focus international attention on the plight of an Iranian pastor facing imminent execution for refusing to give up his faith.
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It’s time for Turkey to step up religious freedom protection, says IRLA leader
Could the re-writing of Turkey's constitution offer new hope to the country's small non-Muslim population, which has long endured official discrimination and tough regulations?
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‘Religious intolerance resolution’ could backfire, says UN expert
A United Nations resolution aimed at “combating religious intolerance” could actually compromise one of the freedoms it seeks to protect.
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Passing on the torch: IRLA Secretary General speaks to students in Texas
“We cannot stay silent when people around the world today are persecuted, or even killed, simply because of their religious choices,” Dr. John Graz told students in Dallas, Texas.
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Croatian activists say religious freedom is foundational to Europe’s future
Croatian president Ivo Josipovic was among eight people honored January 28 by religious freedom advocates for his commitment to “guarding and nurturing tolerance and human rights.”
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Escalating religious violence in Nigeria impacts churches
An upsurge of attacks against Christian churches by the extremist group Boko Haram beginning late last year has led to ongoing sectarian violence between Muslim and Christian groups in northeast Nigeria.
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Reintroduced law jeopardizing status of some churches in Hungary
The saga of securing official church status in Hungary continues, despite what religious liberty advocates called encouraging news late last year when the Constitutional Court struck down the country’s controversial Law of Churches.
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IRLA Mourns Loss of Human Rights Champion
Dr. Amor served for 11 years as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. A Muslim, he was widely acknowledged as one of the world’s foremost religious freedom advocates for for all people of faith.
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