Bangladesh attacks on Hindus condemned

“Dear Peace Loving People of the World, The Executive Communities of International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF), United Religions Initiative (URI) and Religions for Peace (RfP) Bangladesh in an emergency joint meeting condemned with the strongest possible language against the atrocities done towards the Hindu communities in the recent past particularly, on the 2nd November, 2013 […]

Bahrain Interfaith Centre, our newest associate

The IARF has recently (April 2013) welcomed the Bahrain Interfaith Centre as an associate member group.  Contacts with this group have been established in 2012 through our representative with the UN ECOSOC in Geneva, Mr. Morse Flores. IARF welcomes groups that are multi-faith and that are working non-violently and peacefully to promote religious freedom. Groups […]

RFYN new News Bulletin

   In August, IARF’s India-based young adult network RFYN launched a new headquarters outside Bangalore. See the reports here. The first edition of their newsletter was released as a follow-up: RFYN July-Sep 2014 News Bulletin (PDF 38 pages, illustrated)      

HRE-RFYN Jain University students, Bangalore

Human Rights Education training@BIRDS, Bangalore11 & 12 Sep 2013 Organiser: Yashika KimFacilitator:  Bro. Albert Xaviour   Report (PDF 7 pages illustrated)   Photos    

HRET Indian Maritime University, Visakhapatnam

Human Rights Education training@INDIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, Visakhapatnam14-15 September 2013 Facilitators:  Prof. N. Prakasa Rao & Prof. E. P. S. Bhagyalakshmi   Report (PDF, 5 pages illustrated)   Photos      

HRET Arulanandar College, Madurai

Human Rights Education training@Arulanandar College, Karumathur, Madurai, Tamilnadu26-27 July 2013 Facilitator: Dr. G. Rajaram   Report (PDF 6 pages, illustrated)   Photos

Statement on the Westgate Mall attack, Nairobi

Kenya Chapter statement on the Westgate Mall attack, Nairobi 23 September 2013 The International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) Kenya Chapter condemns in the strongest terms possible, the terrorist attack at the Westgate shopping mall in Westlands, Nairobi that has left many of our loved ones dead and injured. It is an attack on innocent […]

HRET East Calcutta Girls’ College

Human Rights Education training@East Calcutta Girls’ College, Lake Town, Kolkata26-27 July 2013 Facilitator: Asit Kumar Basu   Report  (PDF 5 pages, illustrated)   Photos    

Conference Report: Religious Freedom & Responsibility for Planet & People

IARF Peace Commission / World Congress of Faiths / Horsham Interfaith Report on 2013 Conference “Religious Freedom and Responsibility for Planet and People” @Unitarian Church in Horsham, Sussex20-23 August 2013 Report:  Horsham hosts international conference  (PDF 4 pages) PAPERS (available as a print publication) French, Prof. Hal – The Genius of Interfaith Gehrmann, Dorle – Doing the Splits Hunter, […]

HRET Quaide-Milleth Men’s College, Medavakkam

Human Rights Education training@Quaide-Milleth College for Men, Medavakkam, Chennai 16-17 July  2013 Facilitator: Mr. K. Ramachandran   Report (PDF 6 pages, illustrated) Photos