EPRID Activities in 2017
2017 was a busy year for the EPRID platform; this is an overview of all EPRID activities from February 2017 – February 2018. 17 February 2017: EPRID held its Annual General Meeting. Special...
Adoption of the Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief : a Major Step Forward in EU External Policy
EPRID (25 June 2013) The European Platform on Religious Intolerance and Discrimination (EPRID) welcomes the adoption of the EU Guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion and Belief by the EU Foreign Affairs Council on...
EPRID co-sponsors event for human rights day
10 December 2012 – To mark human rights day, EPRID joined the Austrian Permanent Representation to the EU, the European Peace Liaison Office, Christian Solidarity Worldwide and the Bahá’í International Community to organise an...
Conflict Prevention and Human Rights
What Role for the new EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief? International Press Centre – Residence Palace – Brussels Monday, 10 December 2012 As 2012 comes to an end, the...
Call on the EU to streamline its future policy on freedom of religion or belief in all its human rights actions
On 26 May, the sub-committee of the European Parliament held a hearing on freedom of religion or belief. The European Platform on Religious Intolerance and Discrimination (EPRID) was invited to contribute to the panel...
DROI hearing on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Brussels – May 2011. The European Parliament’s sub-committee on human rights will be holding a hearing on the important issue of freedom of religion or belief. This hearing, to take place on Thursday 26 May, is motivated by...
Freedom of religion or belief deserves a central role in the EU’s external policy
BRUSSELS, 08.03.2010 – Despite positive initiatives, the EU’s policy regarding freedom of religion or belief could be far more cohesive, concluded the participants of the public hearing on “Freedom of religion or belief in...