In the lead-up to the 2024 International Human Rights Day, Waldensian Church of Piazza Cavour in Rome hosted a human rights art exhibition sponsored by Amnesty International and European Bar Human Rights Institute (IDHAE, Institut des droits de l’Homme des Avocats européens).The event aimed to peacefully honor those whose rights have been violated. Artists gathered in the Dionigi Hall to use their paintings to highlight their concerns for human rights.

By a Minghui correspondent in Jilin Province, China (Minghui.org - Dec. 14, 2024) — Ms. Zhang Xiufang, 63, from Dongfeng County, Jilin Province, was recently sentenced to seven years for practicing Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999.

CAP Liberté de conscience (09.12.2024) — On December 2, 2024, the Marseille Magistrates’ Court ordered UNADFI (Union Nationale des Associations de Défense des Familles et de l’Individu) to publish a right of reply from CAP Liberté de Conscience on its website within 48 hours, subject to a penalty of 50 euros per day of delay. UNADFI had argued that its status as an organization of public utility meant that the law did not apply to it but the judge ruled that UNADFI was not above the law.

On the occasion of Human Rights Day 2024 we publish the press release of the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe (OIDAC) and the press release of COMECE (The Catholic Church in the European Union). These are two reports of the round table, entitled ‘Safeguarding Religious Freedom in Europe: Current Challenges and Future Prospects’, organised by the European Parliament.