Tag: genocide
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A Contribution in Commemoration of the Annual International Day of Religious Freedom-Century of Genocides: End or Continuity?
Brussels, 27.10.2016 (FOREF) – The annual International Day of Religious Freedom on October 27 is a reminder that freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) is neither a self-evident reality, nor a broadly winning international trend. Quite the opposite is the case, since the actual tendency is negative. This essential, universal human value is currently seriously restricted or…
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Jan Figel: Ongoing genocide in Middle East ‘a much greater security threat than climate change’
Jan Figel, the first special envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU, has voiced concern at the “genocide” of Christian, Yezidi, Shia Muslim and other communities in the Middle East. Written by Martin Banks on 11 August 2016 in News Jan Figel, the first special envoy for the promotion…
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Jan Figel: Ongoing genocide in Middle East ‘a much greater security threat than climate change
Jan Figel, the first special envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU, has voiced concern at the “genocide” of Christian, Yezidi, Shia Muslim and other communities in the Middle East. Figel, formerly European education, training and culture Commissioner, said that the “killings of innocent people” required an “urgent reaction”…