HRET Andhra University, Vishakapatnam

Human Rights Education training@Andhra University, Vishakapatnam 4-5 July 2013 Facilitators:  Prof. N. Prakasa Rao and Prof. EPS Bhagyalakshmi   Report (PDF illustrated, 5 pages) Photos      

Hiroshima-Nagasaki Day 2013, Vishakhapatnam

6 – 9 August 2013 Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India IARF member group Bala Vikas Foundation for Peace & Harmony is organising commemorative meetings around the city with the goal of  inculcating an anti- nuclear mindset in the public, especially the student community.  A photo exhibition showcasing the Hiroshima and Nagasaki explosions is also part of the events. On 6th, […]

HRE-RFYN Angelo Institute, Hindupur

Human Rights Education program@Angelo Institute, Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh  12 – 13 July 2013 Facilitator:  Bro. Albert Xaviour   This RFYN-India event was a prelude to the launch of its new base in the Human Rights Resource Centre at Angelo Institute. Report (PDF 2 pages, illustrated)          

Freedom of Expression & Freedom of Religion and Belief: government memorandum

Human rights policy memorandum ‘Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Religion and Belief’   ….details the Netherlands’ efforts to help achieve universal respect for the freedoms of expression and religion.      

HRET Belley Ma Sarada Seva Kendra, W.Bengal

Human Rights Education workshopBelley Ma Sarada Seva Kendra, Rathtala, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal28-29 June 2013 Facilitator:  Asit Kumar Basu    Report (PDF, 5 pages illustrated)   Photos          

HRET at Kustia Sabuj Sangha, West Bengal

22-23 June 2013 Human Rights Educationn workshopKustia Sabuj Sangha, Kustia, Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal Facilitator: Asit Kumar Basu   Report (PDF, 5 pages illustrated) Photos      

Congress 2014 venue familiarisation

6 July 2013 Rev. Yoshinobu Miyake, representing IARF’s president Most Rev. Mitsuo Miyake, visited Birmingham together with IARF Treasurer Jeff Teagle and British Chapter committee member Derek McAuley (Chief Officer of the Unitarian General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches), as guests of Shaykh Muhammad Amin-Evans, Chair of the Congress Host Committee. They were given a […]

British Chapter committee member elected to IFN-UK Executive

1 July 2013The British Chapter of IARF has congratulated committee member Derek McAuley on his election to the Executive Committee of the Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom. The Inter Faith Network plays a key role in promoting good relations between people of different faiths in this country and advancing public knowledge and mutual […]

EU Guidelines on FoRB Promotion & Protection

On 24 June 2013, the Council of the European Union adopted the Guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief, and said the EU will: ï‚· recall at all appropriate occasions that laws that criminalize blasphemy restrict expression concerning religious or other beliefs; that they are often applied so as to persecute, […]

Launch of Human Rights Resource Centre (HRRC)

 Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh, India On Thursday 8 August 2013, a multi-part event marked a new phase in the Human Rights work of RFYN (IARF’s youth network) in India. HRRC Launch Report RFYN Leaders’ Gathering post-HRRC Launch Council member Br. Albert Xaviour, young adult representative on IARF’s international governing board, organized the event, with the indispensable help of […]