IIRF Updates
IIRF co-organizes Congress on Ethnography of Religion in Mexico
The IIRF co-organizes the VII National and II International Congress on the Ethnography of Religion in Mexico
IIRF publishes essays about religious freedom in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
Dr. Dennis P. Petri, International Director of the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) publishes on religious freedom in various Latin American countries
Global Christian Relief announces joint research project with the IIRF
In a speech at the 2023 IRF summit, Ron Boyd-Macmillan announces a groundbreaking religious freedom research project with the IIRF.
IIRF staff publishes reflection on measuring subnational variation in FoRB violations
The authors seek to initiate a more systematic discussion of how to collect, analyze, and, where appropriate, incorporate subnational measures of FoRB violations into global datasets.
IIRF receives in donation the Global Religious Freedom Data Spectrum
The hosting of the Global Religious Freedom Data Spectrum Project was transferred to IIRF in 2023 and 21Wilberforce remains a collaborative partner.
IIRF and OLIRE contribute to USCIRF report on Indigenous Communities
USCIRF releases new report on “Religious Freedom For Indigenous Communities in Latin America”
Statements
IIRF joins organizations’ call to ensure respect for religious freedom in Nigeria
The International Institute for Religious Freedom call for the immediate release of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu.
Audit statement of the World Watch List 2023 published
The IIRF releases the audit statement of the World Watch List 2023 of Open Doors International
SIGN: Calling Cuba government to invite UN Special Rapporteur on FoRB for a country visit
We write to urge your Government to invite the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief to visit Cuba.
Protecting Life: Nobody should be killed for their choice or expression of religion or belief
UNGA resolution on Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
Protecting Life: Nobody should be killed for their choice of religion or belief
UNGA resolution Moratorium on the use of the death penalty
Visit of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to Nigeria
Press release from the Christian Association of Nigeria on the visit of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to Nigeria
Religious Freedom News
Has the African Union done enough to advance FoRB and curb religious persecution?
This 2021 factsheet published by the USCIRF documents instances of religious freedom violations, including of a violent nature, against Muslims in Africa.
Request for a thematic hearing before the IACHR about threats to Cuban religious leaders
IIRF and partner organizations request the IACHR to protect the fundamental rights of religious leaders who have been victims of government repression since the July 2021 social outbreak in Cuba.
Genocide Emergency in Sudan
At the beginning of August, the organization Genocide Watch published a warning of possible genocide in Sudan.
Submission of Report for UN Universal Periodic Review on Nigeria
The Observatory of Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA), a partner organization of the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF), submitted a report for the UN Universal Periodic Review on Nigeria.
IIRF publishes essays about religious freedom in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
Dr. Dennis P. Petri, International Director of the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) publishes on religious freedom in various Latin American countries
UN Security Council adopts resolution to protect religious minorities
The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on freedom of religion to protect religious minorities in the Middle East and Africa