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EPRID welcomes appointment of new EU Special Envoy

EPRID welcomes the appointment of the EU Special Envoy for freedom of religion or belief outside the EU, Ms. Mairead McGuinness. As a network we extend our congratulations to Ms. McGuinness, and look forward...

Read more 1 April 2026 at 14:47 Huub Sloot

Markus Grübel speaks to EPRID on FoRB during the pandemic, the German presidency of the EU Council, and the new EU sanction regime

On 27 January, EPRID hosted an online interview with Markus Grübel MP, the German Federal Government Commissioner for Global Freedom of Religion.

Read more 8 February 2021 at 23:31 Administrator

EPRID’s Open Letter to the Members of the European Parliament and the Intergroup on Freedom of religion and belief & Religious Tolerance.

On 20 November 2018, the members of the European Platform against Religious Intolerance and Discrimination (EPRID) sent a letter to all Members of the European Parliament in support of Mr. Andrzej Grzyb MEP's Draft...

Read more 23 November 2018 at 12:08 Francesco Di Lillo

New #FoRBDefender Movement Calls on People of all Faiths and None to Declare: “Believe it or not, it’s my Right!”

EPRID is pleased to launch our new #FoRBDefender movement on the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief! We invite you to join us in declaring; “Believe it or not, it’s my...

Read more 26 June 2018 at 09:15 Administrator

EPRID Statement on Prisoners of Conscience

At this festive time, as people around the world gather to celebrate hope-filled traditions, the European Platform against Religious Intolerance and Discrimination (EPRID) remembers that all people have the right to freedom of religion...

Read more 18 December 2017 at 11:03 Administrator

EPRID and VCHR organise a Conference on “Religion, Business and Human Rights” at the European Parliament

On Wednesday 6 September 2017, the European Platform against Religious Intolerance and Discrimination (EPRID) and Quê Me: Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), in collaboration with the office of Ramon Tremosa i Balcells MEP,...

Read more 6 September 2017 at 15:45 Administrator

EPRID shares best practices at EP Conference on “How religious and belief communities reach out to each other in words and deeds”

At a meeting organized by the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Religious Freedom or Belief and Religious Tolerance on 25th April 2017, EPRID joined a panel of academics, religious leaders and field experts on the...

Read more 30 April 2017 at 08:00 Administrator

EPRID urges EU to continue and strengthen the mandate of the EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief

The European Platform against Religious Intolerance and Discrimination (EPRID), a Brussels-based network of civil society religious and non-religious organisations working to mainstream freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in EU policies and practices, sent...

Read more 22 March 2017 at 15:15 Administrator

EPRID’s New Board of Coordinators Elected (2017)

On 17 February 2017, at their annual general meeting, members of the European Platform against Religious Intolerance and Discrimination (EPRID) elected Penelope Faulkner, Susan Kerr and Christel Lamère Ngambi as the new Board of...

Read more 21 March 2017 at 09:35 Administrator

EPRID Hosts Side Event at OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting

On 26 September, EPRID hosted its first ever OSCE Human Dimension Implementation meeting 2016 side event in partnership with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). The theme of the event was Freedom of...

Read more 30 September 2016 at 09:00 Francesco Di Lillo
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