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External Digest
RUSSIA: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly News Digest October 01-15
Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly News Digest October 01-15 15.10.2026 – The organizer…
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External Digest
Walking a Tightrope, Weathering through Hardship: North Korean Women in the Hermit Kingdom
This August, we submitted our annual written contributions on the human rights experiences of…
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External Digest
Exploited and Surveilled: North Korean Refugee Women in China
Last week, we shared with you the reality of life as a woman in…
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External Digest
Perpetual Otherness Meets Unrelenting Hope: North Korean Defector Women in the Southern Peninsula
Increasingly over the years, North Korean defectors have cited South Korean television dramas (K-dramas…
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External Digest
“No Response Yet” – Silence from Pakistan on Grave Human Rights Violations Surrounding Forced Religious Conversions and Child Marriage of Minority Girls
GENEVA, Switzerland, 1st October 2026 Three UN Special Rapporteurs join UN Human Rights Council…
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Announcement
NGO Committee on FoRB Meets with UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues
An open and constructive exchange in Geneva highlighted a shared willingness to strengthen dialogue…
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External Digest
We can’t tackle Christian Nationalism by pretending it isn’t Christian
New research from the think tank Theos shows that the most religiously active group…
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External Digest
Humanists UK condemns Reform plan to suspend asylum
Nigel Farage MP (Clacton, Reform UK) ©House of Commons Reform UK has pledged to…
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External Digest
Humanists warn of the dangers of Christian nationalism at party conferences
Humanists UK sounded the alarm over the rising threat of Christian nationalism during this…
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