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Catholic peer leads coalition against Beijing's 'flagrant breach of Sino-British Joint Declaration'

FoRB Catholic peer leads coalition against Beijing's 'flagrant breach of Sino-British Joint Declaration' Dr Ahmed Shaheed, former Foreign Minister of the Maldives and Chair, Universal Rights Group, Geneva. – Samantha Power, former USA Ambassador … Source: Ahmed […] May 29, 2020

DNA sampling underway to identify crash victims

FoRB DNA sampling underway to identify crash victims … Fareeha Rasool, Faryal Begum, Syeda Saima Imran, Farhan, Dilshad Ahmed, Shaheed Mohammad Ahmed, Nida Waqas, Ammar Rashid, Shehnaz … Source: Ahmed Shaheed DNA […] May 23, 2020

30 leaders gather for an interfaith Iftar

FoRB 30 leaders gather for an interfaith Iftar Ahmed Shaheed, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, said while people have reached out to each other, sight … […] May 22, 2020

Plague libel: Blaming Jews for COVID-19

FoRB Plague libel: Blaming Jews for COVID-19 UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Ahmed Shaheed, said, “I am extremely concerned to see that certain religious leaders and … […] May 20, 2020

Olive trees planted in Israel in memory of Poway Synagogue shooting victim

FoRB Olive trees planted in Israel in memory of Poway Synagogue shooting victim … Anti-Semitism), Danny Danon (Israel Ambassador to UN) and Dr. Ahmed Shaheed (UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom or Religion and Belief). Source: Ahmed […] May 19, 2020

Olive trees planted in Israel honor the memory of shooting victim Lori Kaye

FoRB Olive trees planted in Israel honor the memory of shooting victim Lori Kaye … Carr; Israeli Ambassador to United Nations Danny Danon; and Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief. Source: […] May 18, 2020

US Jewish Groups Denounce Reported Arson Attack at Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Iran

FoRB US Jewish Groups Denounce Reported Arson Attack at Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Iran Ahmed Shaheed, the UN special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, authored a report on antisemitism in the fall and is familiar […] May 16, 2020

COVID-19: The suffering and resilience of LGBT persons must be visible and inform the actions of …

FoRB COVID-19: The suffering and resilience of LGBT persons must be visible and inform the actions of … … order; **Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief;Dubravka Šimonovic, Special Rapporteur on violence against women, … Source: Ahmed Shaheed COVID-19: […] May 14, 2020

Ertugrul's Pakistan reception: A manifestation of hypocrisy?

FoRB Ertugrul's Pakistan reception: A manifestation of hypocrisy? In Punjab, they will craft Raja Ranjit Singh as their idol of heroism instead of another local Syed Ahmed Shaheed. The reason is […] May 14, 2020

Top UN rights experts censure India's anti-terror law giving govt 'unbridled' powers

FoRB Top UN rights experts censure India's anti-terror law giving govt 'unbridled' powers … issues; Joseph Cannataci, Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy and Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief. Source: […] May 13, 2020