Asia Bibi thanks EU’s Figel in her first live message from exile
“I want to thank an angel, a person who helped me from my imprisonment until now: that person is Jan Figel, the EU’s special envoy for Religious Freedom,” says Asia…
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Freedom of religion or belief is a litmus test of civil and political rights
by Jan Figel, Special Envoy for freedom of religion or belief outside the EU Recent bloody attack in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand with 50 dead and over 50…
Papal visit to UAE is a ‘breakthrough,’ Jan Figel says
The first ever papal visit to the Arab Gulf marks a “historical breakthrough” according to Jan Figel the European Union’s religious freedom envoy. “When trusted leaders show their example and…
EU Special Envoy for religious freedom should get a stronger mandate
“There is evidently higher awareness of importance of religious freedom. Special political positions, diplomatic agendas and supportive projects devoted to the situation of religious or belief minorities have been established…