Human Rights
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Human Rights are a significant focus for international organisations such as the European Union, Council of Europe, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and United Nations.
CEC Member Churches advocate for the promotion and protection of human rights at the highest standards inside Europe and beyond its borders.
We monitor and advocate for the implementation of civil and political rights, as well as social, economic and cultural rights vis-à-vis International Organisations and European Institutions. We devote attention to a number of specific issues including freedom of religion or belief, anti-discrimination legislation, and developing resources for training and human rights education.Recent consultations on freedom of religion or belief and religious minorities in culturally diverse societies have produced statements on these topics.
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- Communique from conference on “Towards Peaceful co-existence in the Middle East: challenges and opportunities”, 2018
- Communiqué on the legal status und protection of ‘places of worship’ and ‘holy sites’ 2017
- Endorsement of the CEC Governing Board of the Final Communiqué on the Issue of the Places of Worship and Holy Sites in Europe and the Middle East, 2017
- Communique of the consultation on Religious Minorities as Part of Culturally Diverse Societies, Zagreb, 21 and 22 October 2016
- Statement of the consultation on Advancing Freedom of Religion or Belief for All, Halki Theological School, 7 to 9 September, 2015
Following are speeches from 2018 CEC debate on 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights & European Parliament seminar in the framework of Article 17
- Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb and Ljubljana of the Serbian Orthodox Church
- Bishop Porfyrios of Neapolis of the Church of Cyprus
- Rev. Dr Daniel Topalski of the United Methodist Church in Bulgaria and Romania
Video: Standing UP for Minority Rights
Video: Justice for Spanish Pastors
Let us work together for creation of a human rights culture!
For more information on these issues please contact Dr Elizabeta Kitanovic.
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12 Dec, 2017
Human rights matters to all people
CEC urges all relevant international stakeholders to respect, protect and promote human rights.
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13 Nov, 2017
Protection of Holy Sites and Worship Places in Europe and the Middle East
European churches are urging the European institutions to increase their efforts to ensure respect and protection of places of worship and holy sites
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13 Nov, 2017
Protection des lieux saints et des lieux de culte en Europe et au Proche-Orient
En préparation de l'Année européenne du patrimoine culturel 2018, les Églises européennes exhortent les institutions européennes à redoubler d'efforts pour assurer que soient respectés et protégés les lieux de culte et les lieux saints, tant dans la législation européenne que dans la politique étrangère et de sécurité commune.
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13 Nov, 2017
Schutz von heiligen Stätten und Gotteshäusern in Europa und im Nahen Osten
Im Vorfeld des Europäischen Jahres des Kulturerbes 2018 fordern Kirchen in Europa die europäischen Institutionen dringend auf, ihre Bestrebungen zur Gewährleistung von Respekt und Schutz von Gotteshäusern und heiligen Stätten sowohl innerhalb der Gesetzgebung der EU als auch in der Gemeinsamen Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik zu verstärken.
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13 Nov, 2017
Защита мест поклонения и культовых сооружений в Европе и на Ближнем Востоке
В преддверие 2018 года, объявленного Европейским годом культурного наследия, церкви Европы призывают европейские институты к новым усилиям по обеспечению уважительного отношения к местам поклонения и культовым сооружениям и их защите - как на уровне законодательства ЕС, так и в рамках общей внешней политики и политики по безопасности.
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23 Oct, 2017
Video-Präsentation: Eintreten für Minderheitenrechte
In Gegenwart vieler junger Menschen aus Serbien und Kroatien sowie anderer internationaler Gäste stellte die KEK am 19. Oktober am Europäischen Parlament in Brüssel das Viedo „Standing up for Minority Rights“ (Eintreten für Minderheitenrechte) vor. Organiseirt wurde der Anlass von Ivan Jakovcic, Mitglied des Europaparlaments (ALDE-Fraktion) aus Kroatien. Der Film untersucht die Situation von religiösen und ethnischen Minderheiten in Serbien und Kroatien.
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23 Oct, 2017
Standing UP for Minority Rights
This movie was filmed in Brussels during the Holy Week in April 2017, where young adults of the Serbian minority in Croatia and of the Croatian minority in Serbia met and visited the European institutions and their representatives. Standing UP for Minority Rights – Trailer Standing UP for Minority Rights – Full version
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5 Oct, 2017
CEC and the Spanish Evangelical Church deplore the violence in Catalonia
We express the solidarity of European Christians with the churches and all people of Catalonia and Spain.
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2 Aug, 2017
Porajmos: Remember the Roma Holocaust
2 August 2017 is dedicated to the commemoration of the Roma Holocaust, marking the killing of more than 3,000 Roma children, men, and women at Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944.
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18 Jul, 2017
Presentations from the 4th Annual Summer School on Human Rights (Palermo)
The following are presentations from the 4th Annual Summer School on Human Rights “Rights under Threats - Stand Up for Refugees' and Migrants' Rights”, which took place from 2 to 6 July in Palermo, Italy.