Por más que lo intente, el gobierno de Nicaragua no puede hacer desaparecer la evidencia de sus violaciones a los derechos humanos

El 24 de febrero, el Grupo de Expertos de las Naciones Unidas en Derechos Humanos para Nicaragua (GHREN) publicó su último reporte ante el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas (CDH). El…

No matter how hard it tries, the Nicaraguan government cannot make the evidence of its human rights violations disappear

On 24 February, the United Nations Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua (GHREN) published its latest report to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). The GHREN, tasked with conducting thorough and…

El pastor Efrén Antonio Vílchez López es una de las cientos de voces independientes que el gobierno nicaragüense se apresura a silenciar.

El 15 de mayo de 2022, el pastor evangélico-protestante Efrén Antonio Vílchez López fue golpeado y detenido al salir de la funeraria donde trabajaba en San Rafael del Sur, municipio a 50 km al…

An attack on St. Patrick’s Cathedral the day before St. Patrick’s Day is yet another indicator of the remorselessness of the Myanmar military

17 March is a significant date for the community of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in the Banmaw diocese of Myanmar/Burma’s Kachin State. It is, of course, the feast day of the church’s patron saint – a day…

Pastor Efrén Antonio Vílchez López is one of hundreds of independent voices the Nicaraguan government is desperate to silence

On 15 May 2022 Protestant Christian Pastor Efrén Antonio Vílchez López was beaten and detained as he was leaving the funeral home where he worked in San Rafael del Sur, a town and municipality 50km…

‘Hope is resistance’: An interview with CSW’s India Researcher

CSW relies extensively on the documenters, journalists, experts and activists that gather first-hand evidence of violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in the countries we…

The case for EU sanctions on Sudan’s military leaders

With over 14 million people displaced, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis is currently taking place in Sudan. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (“Burhan”), leader of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF, i.e. the…

Where are they? Carmen María Sáenz Martínez and Lesbia del Socorro Gutiérrez Poveda are prisoners of a regime solely interested in its own survival

At 6am on 10 August 2024, fifteen police officers wearing ski masks and carrying AK-47s arrested 49-year-old Carmen María Sáenz Martínez at her home in Lomas de Santo Tomas in Matagalpa City…

¿Dónde están? Carmen María Sáenz Martínez y Lesbia del Socorro Gutiérrez Poveda son prisioneras de un régimen que solo busca su propia supervivencia

A las 6 de la mañana del 10 de agosto de 2024, quince agentes de policía con pasamontañas portando rifles AK-47 arrestaron a Carmen María Sáenz Martínez, de 49 años, en su casa en Lomas de Santo…

Now the UK has a new Special Envoy, what does that mean for freedom of religion or belief?

After the new Labour government took office in July, one of CSW’s key priorities was ensuring the appointment of a Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). Without this role, the UK’s…

When the facts and the law don’t matter, a guilty verdict is only a matter of time

‘There has been a powerful hand behind the scenes interfering and manipulating the trial of my case.’ – A quote from Ma Yanhu’s appeal letter, seen by CSW For two decades, Ma Yanhu worked as a tour…

‘We go into the streets with fear’: After the murders of two pastors, Christians in northern Colombia no longer feel safe

Many Christians in the north-central part of Colombia encompassing the neighbouring regions of Magdalena and Cesar are on edge after the targeted assassinations of two church leaders in the space of…