A pesar de las promesas del Gobierno, la «Paz Total» sigue siendo una utopía en Colombia

El 4 de abril, Maribel Silva, Isaíd Gómez y el tío de este, Carlos Valero, se dirigieron a acudir a una reunioón solicitada por un grupo armado ilegal que opera en el Municipio de Calamar…

Vietnam’s government restructuring: Streamlining or strongarming?

In April this year the Vietnamese government formally introduced sweeping reforms during the 11th Plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee. The meeting laid the groundwork for the restructuring…

Attacks on places of worship in Manchester and Peacehaven did not arise in a vacuum. Political leadership is urgently needed.

A man drives a car into a crowd of people outside an Orthodox synagogue on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. He proceeds to attack those gathered outside, fatally stabbing one before being shot…

For authorities in Cuba’s prisons, the right to freedom of religion or belief is a tool to manipulate

It has been understood for decades that conditions in Cuba’s maximum-security prisons are terrible. They have only grown worse over the past few years as the entire country has experienced an…

Para las autoridades de las cárceles cubanas, el derecho a la libertad de religión o creencias es solo una herramienta de manipulación

Durante décadas es bien sabido que las condiciones en las cárceles de máxima seguridad de Cuba son terribles. Estas condiciones no han hecho más que empeorar en los últimos años, , pues el país…

How the education system perpetuates religious intolerance in Pakistan, and how it could be a route to change

‘No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate.’ These oft-quoted words of Nelson Mandela have proven all too…

How to tune into freedom of religion or belief during party conference season – and have your say

The UK is currently in the middle of party conference season, when all the political parties gather to discuss policy ideas and their respective visions for the country. The Green Party, Liberal…

India’s ‘freedom of religion’ laws have nothing to do with preventing forced conversions

On 20 August India’s Uttarakhand state government introduced significant amendments to its controversial anti-conversion law. Building on the original 2018 legislation and an initial round of…

Bridging the gap: The importance of finding common ground between religious groups and secular human rights organisations

Oppressive governments depend, in part, on two things: unity among those who support them and divisions within the communities that do not. One of the greatest challenges in addressing freedom of…

Superando la brecha: La importancia de encontrar puntos en común entre los grupos religiosos y las organizaciones seculares de derechos humanos

Los gobiernos opresivos dependen, en parte, de dos factores: la unidad entre quienes los apoyan y las divisiones dentro de las comunidades que no las apoyan. Uno de los mayores desafíos para abordar…

Crucial Response: The Significance of Information Inflow into North Korea

By Ju Il-Lyong (North Korean Defector & Chair of Tong-il Majoong (TIMJ), a non-profit organisation dedicated to North Korean human rights and evangelisation ). Have you ever considered how a fragile…

Combating Hate Speech: The True Beginning of Peace and Human Dignity

This article by Ján Figeľ and Sheikh Al Mafoudh bin Bayyah was originally published by The Diplomat Magazine on 30 July 2025. ‘Peace is built in the heart.’ – Pope Leo XIV ‘War begins with words.’ -…