Christians and non-Rohingya Muslims still facing religious freedom restrictions in Myanmar, says report
Restrictions on the construction of churches and occasional incidents of violence against Christians are part of ongoing religious freedom abuses taking place in Myanmar, according to a new report from Christian Solidarity Worldwide. Released those week, the report from the UK-based religious freedom advocacy states that while the international community is “now well aware of […]
Christian Solidarity Worldwide calls jailing of two journalists in Myanmar “outrageous” and demands their immediate release
A “grotesque and outrageous miscarriage of justice” is how Christian Solidarity Worldwide‘s Benedict Rogers has characterised the jailing of two journalists in Myanmar this week as the organisation issued a call for their immediate release. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were both sentenced to seven years in prison after they charged with violating the country’s […]
ESSAY: NO TRUE PEACE WITH NORTH KOREA UNTIL HUMAN RIGHTS ARE ADDRESSED
BENEDICT ROGERS, East Asia team leader at religious freedom advocacy Christian Solidarity Worldwide, reflects on last week’s summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, and what “true peace” looks like…
Christian Solidarity Worldwide supports calls for end to “culture of impunity” in Myanmar
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has thrown its support behind a call from members of the Kachin community around the world for the UN Security Council to refer the Myanmar Government to the International Criminal Court amid reports of renewed fighting in parts of Myanmar last month. Mark Cutts, head of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian […]