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JÁN FIGEĽ
First Slovak European Commissioner
First Special Envoy for Religious Freedom outside the EU
Founder of European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
President of Forum for Religious Freedom-Europe (FOREF)
Key Domains of My Lifelong Engagement
Slovakia
My Homeland
Religious Freedom
and Human Dignity and Rights
Europe – Peace, Integration and Innovation
Marriage
and Family
Christian Democracy
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EU told to strengthen mandate of religious freedom envoy
Read more: EU told to strengthen mandate of religious freedom envoyThe European Union needs to develop an overarching religious freedom policy strategy, and strengthening the mandate of the Special Envoy is an important step towards this, writes CSW’s Amy Shepherd for Brussels-based news site The European Post. The position of the Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) outside the EU was created…
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Ján Figeľ pomohol z väzenia nielen mne, takého vyslanca Únia potrebuje
Read more: Ján Figeľ pomohol z väzenia nielen mne, takého vyslanca Únia potrebujePetr Jašek v sudánskej väznici. Vďaka diplomatickým aktivitám Jána Figeľa prepustili zo sudánskeho väzenia mňa aj sudánskych aktivistov. Autor je členom organizácie Hlas mučeníkov, ktorá pomáha prenasledovaným kresťanom vo svete Veľmi si vážim Denník N, mám s ním aj osobnú skúsenosť, keď som mu napríklad poskytol rozhovor po svojom prepustení zo sudánskeho väzenia vo februári…
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Náboženská sloboda je dnes vo svete menšinový jav
Read more: Náboženská sloboda je dnes vo svete menšinový javPodľa slov osobitný vyslanec EÚ pre slobodu náboženstva vo svete je jeho úlohou a zároveň úlohou Európskej únie je túto slobodu v súčasnosti chrániť a podporovať. Brusel/Bratislava 13. septembra (TASR) – Tam, kde nie je rešpektovaná náboženská sloboda, dochádza nielen k prejavom intolerancie a diskriminácie, ale veľmi často k prenasledovaniu až likvidácii, ktorú medzinárodné právo…
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Religious Freedom Is Today a Minority Phenomenon in the World
Read more: Religious Freedom Is Today a Minority Phenomenon in the WorldBratislava/Brussels, September 13 (TASR) – Where religious freedom is not respected, not only manifestations of intolerance and discrimination can be seen but very often there is also persecution and even annihilation that international law calls genocide, EU’s Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the Union said on Tuesday in…
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MEP Charles Tannock on Ján Figeľ and FoRB at the European Parliament on September 6, 2018
Read more: MEP Charles Tannock on Ján Figeľ and FoRB at the European Parliament on September 6, 2018MEP Charles Tannock speaks about the EU Special Envoy and freedom of religion or belief, praising the work Ján Figeľ has hitherto done. Related posts: To Address Religious Persecution The Mechanism Of The EU Special Envoy On FoRB Needs More Teeth We need a ‘climate change’ in matters of religious freedom Peace Foundation of Stability,…
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Európsky parlament rokuje o posilnení mandátu Jána Figeľa
Read more: Európsky parlament rokuje o posilnení mandátu Jána FigeľaEuroposlanci presadzujú v návrhu uznesenia posilnenie funkcie osobitného vyslanca EÚ pre slobodu náboženstva Jána Figeľa. Dnes o tom rokoval podvýbor pre ľudské práva, ktorý je súčasťou zahraničného výboru Európskeho parlamentu. Ján Figeľ sa rokovania tiež zúčastnil. Výraznú podporu tejto funkcie presadzuje aj výročná správa tzv. medziskupiny Európskeho parlamentu, ktorá sa pravidelne zaoberá slobodou náboženského vyznania…
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Ján Figeľ Speaking on Religious Freedom at the European Parliament on September 6, 2018
Read more: Ján Figeľ Speaking on Religious Freedom at the European Parliament on September 6, 2018Related posts: We need a ‘climate change’ in matters of religious freedom Peace Foundation of Stability, EU Must Become Its Contributor Jan Figel: Ongoing genocide in Middle East ‘a much greater security threat than climate change’ Keynote Address by Ján Figeľ – Religious Freedom and EU-Pakistan Relations PAKISTAN: Former EU Special Envoy on FORB spoke…
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The Special Envoy Mandate: The Litmus Test for EU Policy on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Read more: The Special Envoy Mandate: The Litmus Test for EU Policy on Freedom of Religion or BeliefTomorrow, the European Parliament sub-committee on human rights (DROI) will meet to discuss a draft resolution on EU Guidelines on freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) and the mandate of the Special Envoy on the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU. It’s a significant milestone, representing the culmination of a year-long…
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To Address Religious Persecution The Mechanism Of The EU Special Envoy On FoRB Needs More Teeth
Read more: To Address Religious Persecution The Mechanism Of The EU Special Envoy On FoRB Needs More TeethOn February 4, 2016, the European Parliament, as the second international institution, adopted a resolution that formally recognized the systematic mass murder of religious minorities by Daesh as genocide. The resolution, among other things, urged “the members of the UN Security Council to support a referral by the Security Council to the International Criminal Court…
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To Address Religious Persecution The Mechanism Of The EU Special Envoy On FoRB Needs More Teeth
Read more: To Address Religious Persecution The Mechanism Of The EU Special Envoy On FoRB Needs More TeethOn February 4, 2016, the European Parliament, as the second international institution, adopted a resolution that formally recognized the systematic mass murder of religious minorities by Daesh as genocide. The resolution, among other things, urged “the members of the UN Security Council to support a referral by the Security Council to the International Criminal Court…
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