Autor Marek Olšanský
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Strong and deep nexus between human dignity and religious freedom
By Jan Figel, Former EU Commissioner and FoRB Special Envoy HRWF (10.12.2023) – Today, the agenda of human rights is hijacked by various groups representing ideologies, violent extremism or ethical relativism. We also tend to forget or neglect our human duties towards the other and towards society. Peace is a fruit of justice. The core of…
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Ján Figeľ’s Address at the Transatlantic Summit at the UN headquarters in New York on 17 Nov 2023
Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and reaffirming our commitment to it preserving life from its conception to natural death and celebrating family as the core of societies around the globe. „The Political Network for Values is a global platform for legislators and political representatives rooted in a Transatlantic dialogue…
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Figel’ v Slovakia: Potential landmark ECtHR decision on COVID-19 related restrictions to FoRB
The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a period of unprecedented restrictions to fundamental rights, unthinkable no less than five years ago: freedom of movement, assembly, and expression, and the right to private life, among others, were all impacted. Freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) was no exception. In the name of public health, governments all around the…
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Arguments submitted at Europe’s top human rights court on COVID worship ban
Strasbourg (28 July 2023) – Are blanket bans on public worship compatible with the international human right to the communal exercise of religious freedom? This is the question brought by former EU Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Dr. Ján Figeľ, who has filed a challenge at the European Court of Human Rights…
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Religious freedom requires vigilance
In 2016, I became the first-ever Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) outside the European Union. It was a time of mass atrocities committed by terrorists and militants of so-called ISIS against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria, and for four demanding years, I visited many countries…
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Religious freedom requires vigilance
In 2016, I became the first-ever Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) outside the European Union. It was a time of mass atrocities committed by terrorists and militants of so-called ISIS against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria, and for four demanding years, I visited many countries…
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The EU must not support a caretaker government in Bangladesh
Almost nine years ago, newly appointed EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini was being lauded for leading the world in standing up to the junta who usurped power away from the elected government in Thailand four months prior. Alongside the accolades came a foreboding warning: Once the military has its grip on power, it will…
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Why Japan Should Guarantee Religious Liberty to the Unification Church/Family Federation
Why Japan Should Guarantee Religious Liberty to the Unification Church/Family Federation: A Letter to the Government Four prominent specialists of freedom of religion or belief—Willy Fautré, Ján Figel’, Massimo Introvigne, and Aaron Rhodes—call for an end to what increasingly appears as a witch hunt. From left to right, Willy Fautré, Ján Figel’, Massimo Introvigne, and…