Tag: persecution
-
Former EU Envoy Raps Religious Persecution
Worrying trends: Religious persecution in Japan Excerpt from an address by Dr. Jan Figel, former European Commission Special Envoy for Promotion of Freedom of Religion outside the EU, presented by video at an information meeting on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process in Japan at the 42nd Session of the UPR Working Group at the UN…
-
Persecution of Religious Minorities in the Middle East urges EU to act
Interview by FOREF Europe with Dr. Ján Figeľ, EU Special Envoy for the promotion of FoRB Vienna, 03.08.2016 (FOREF Europe) – During his short stay in Vienna, Ján Figeľ, the first Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the European Union, met with Peter Zoehrer, the executive director of FOREF Europe.…