Essay: Where the laws don’t apply – shining the spotlight on the situation for rural Christian communities in Laos
DAVID*, lead advocate and researcher for Vietnam, Laos and North Korea for UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says Christian communities in Laos are in a “perilous position”…
Essay: US State Department criticises religious persecution: But will it act?
KNOX THAMES, a former State Department special envoy focusing on religious minorities in the Middle East and South/Central Asia, says – in an article first published on Religion News Service, that for the US to credibly pronounce human rights to matter, then it must matter in all their relationships…
Essay: The Mexican authorities could have prevented the forced displacement of over 100 Christians years ago, but they didn’t
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, calls for action and prayer over the plight of more than 100 members of a Protestant church made homeless because of their faith…
Essay: Vietnam’s accelerating crackdown on minority communities should disqualify it from a place on the UN Human Rights Council
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says international community must hold Vietnam to the highest standards of international human rights given its role on the council…
Essay: As the government returns to hardline tactics of yesteryear, the Cuban people need our prayers and support
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says there is no sign of a let-up in a government crackdown on religious leaders and religious freedom advocates in Cuba…
Essay: The international community must keep bringing the repression of the Nicaraguan Government into the light
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, looks at the findings of a new report into President Daniel Ortega’s crackdown on churches…
Essay: Inter-religious harmony and dialogue on fundamental human rights could bring about the change Cuba has needed for decades
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says recent gatherings to discuss religious freedom illustrate the change that is sweeping across Cuba…
Essay: “Solidarity cannot be considered a crime” – hope for Cuba even in the midst of unprecedented repression
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, reports on the growing incidence of religious freedom violations in Cuba…
Essay: Remembering Christians in Indigenous communities this Christmas
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, urges Christians to remember – and pray for – Indigenous communities around the world this Christmas…
Essay: From Iran, a glimmer of hope to start the year
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, says that while the release of nine members of the Church of Iran is a welcome development, the situation for many Christians and other religious or belief minorities in Iran remains “highly concerning”…