IIRF Updates

The IIRF Participates in the IRF Summit
Dr. Kyle Wisdom, the Deputy Director of the IIRF was a part of “Coalition for International Religious Freedom”

Guest Lecture on Religious Organizations & Local Development
The International Director of the IIRF, Dr. Dennis P. Petri delivered a guest lecture on “Religious Organizations and their Impact on Local Development.”

Thomas Schirrmacher visits Dennis Petri in Costa Rica
In the first episode of Thomas Paul’s week in 2023, WEA Secretary General Thomas Paul Schirrmacher visited Dr. Dennis Petri in Costa Rica.

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

Announcing the Publication of the Latest Issue of the IJRF
International Journal for Religious Freedom (IJRF) Vol. 15 No. 1/2 (2022): Refugees and religious freedom

IIRF Participates in Webinar: Universal Right to Religious Freedom
“The Universal Right to Religious Freedom as the Foundation for a World Culture of Peace.”
Statements

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

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

The appeal of Euromaidan SOS and the Religious Freedom Roundtable in Ukraine
The appeal of Euromaidan SOS and the Religious Freedom Roundtable in Ukraine regarding the attack on religious freedom during the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine
SOS Letter on Nigeria from Concerned Groups
The State Department’s removal of Nigeria from the designation of ‘Country of Particular Concern’ (CPC) in terms of religious freedoms The Honorable Antony BlinkenDepartment of
Religious Freedom News

UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief has a new report
The International Institute for Religious Freedom commends the report “Landscape of freedom of religion or belief” presented by UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief.

Secular States Struggling with Religious Freedom
Invitation to the third International ISFORB Conference with the theme “Secular states struggling with Religious Freedom”.

Historic Publication on Organized Crime & Religious Freedom
The interface of organized crime on religious freedom is discussed in an academic journal read by human rights experts in the UN human rights system.

Good Practices to Reduce, Resolve and Prevent Religious Conflict
This project was inspired by the clear needs which surfaced through research.

Latin American IR Textbook Includes Religious Freedom
International Negotiation in Latin America, a book edited by Dr. Dennis P. Petri, is a FLACSO Costa Rica (founded by UNESCO) publication.

“Many Christians unconsciously self-censor themselves”
Religious freedom seems to be increasingly under threat in many parts of the world. To discuss this, Omnes Magazine spoke with Dennis P. Petri.