FoRB Women's Alliance @forb_women
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Wishing all who begin observing Passover tonight a meaningful seder and Chag Pesach Sameach
2/2) We appreciate The Gambia’s leadership at the ICJ on behalf of persecuted Rohingya. Within The Gambia, we support those working courageously to maintain the ban on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), a cultural practice with devastating consequences for women and girls…
The repression of Uyghur women must become a top women’s rights issue, with women’s organizations across the globe placing the treatment of Uyghur women at the top of their agendas. forbwomen.org/uncategorized/…
Dr. Robancy A. Helen, from Tamil Nadu, South India, sheds light on the egregious treatment of Dalit women in India. forbwomen.org/uncategorized/…
Gambian lawmakers have voted to advance a measure revoking a ban on female genital cutting by removing legal protections for millions of girls. nytimes.com/2024/03/18/wor…
Hundreds of thousands of Uyghur women, including religious leaders, are estimated to have been arrested and imprisoned in Xinjiang, China since 2014. Join us via livestream on 3/15/24 at 2pm for this important conversation.
In honor of International Women's Day, we had a conversation with British artist and author, Hannah Rose Thomas, about her new book Tears of Gold. It contains the portraits of women who have survived violence in forgotten corners of the world. youtu.be/DcTf-23kNMM?si…
This International Women’s Day, 8 March 2024, the United Nations is celebrating under the theme Invest in women: Accelerate progress. Let's commit to accelerating women and Freedom of Religion or Belief (ForB). forbwomen.org/uncategorized/…
Women face unique challenges in freedom of religion and belief (FoRB), the projects that seek to address those challenges and securing sufficient funding to operate. Allison K. Ralph shares insight and advice on raising funds for your NGO. forbwomen.org/uncategorized/…
The Uyghur Human Rights Project’s (UHRP) new research report, Twenty Years for Learning the Quran: Uyghur Women and Religious Persecution, explores how Women’s religious practices across the board, including studying religious texts, gatherings, daily prayer, and the choice to…
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Cautions Against Rising Antisemitism uscirf.gov/.../uscirf-cau…...
Hurunnessa Fariad writes, "Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be working in a field where my faith would be front and center." Read more about this amazing change agent's multi-faith peacebuilding work. lnkd.in/evQMXYZi
Join Ambassador Suzan Johnson-Cook, Hurunnessa Fariad, Wai Wai Nu, Gloria Puldu and Lou Sabatier for Plenary Session Three. Learn more at Forbwomen.org/get-involved/#…
The Taliban’s myopic policies, fueled by their rage against women and girls, are blinding them to the long-term repercussions of their actions. It is essential that the West recognize the potential consequences these policies could have in the near future and act accordingly.…
Two Iranian women, Mahsa Amini and Narges Mohammadi, are being honored this year because they fight for women’s rights in their country, the one for the sacrifice of her life and the other of her freedom. hrwf.eu/iran-sakharov-…
UHRP applauds 39-0 Committee vote for the Uyghur Policy Act today. Thanks to bill sponsor @YoungKimCA, co-lead @RepBera, HFAC Chair @RepMcCaul and Ranking Member @RepMeeks
Iran's new hijab law imposes further restrictions on religious freedom for women in Iran. #Iranhajiblaw tinyurl.com/3wpuj93r
Iran's new hijab law invokes religion to strengthen government's authoritarian control over women in Iran. #Iranhajiblaw api.contentware.com/social/post/Q3…
Stephen Schneck @StephenSchneck
2K Followers 229 Following Catholic activist 4 social justice in public life; retired CUA prof political philosophy; @USCIRF Commissioner. Views expressed are my own, personal opinions.
Elizabeth Cassidy @EKCassidy
779 Followers 841 Following Senior Strategic Advisor @USCIRF. All views my own; retweets not endorsements.
Anoiar El amraoui �.. @Anoiar_El
28 Followers 596 Following RESEARCHER | MASTER DEGREE | HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER |IHL |SOCIAL ACTIVIST |TRAINER ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND BELEIF
GriseldaDupont @6gaQ8G1w9MFnZl
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Ceylan Akça @ceylanakcac
8K Followers 1K Following TJA, Parlamentera Partiya Gelan a Wekhevî û Demokrasiyê/ Amed Milletvekili/ Member of Parliament & Foreign Affairs Committee
Kizma❤️🖤🤍�.. @_Kizma_
821 Followers 3K Following MythSec Co-Founder #Occupy4Gaza #StopProject2025 #OpStonewall #OpGOP #OpJane #OpLove OSINT SPECIALISTS https://t.co/04pGUxCLwM ⚔️🛡CyberSword🛡⚔️
Josué González @JosuGon53863428
35 Followers 1K Following
Philip Mounstephen @pmounstephen
3K Followers 657 Following Bishop of Winchester; following the missionary God in Wessex & beyond; standing for global FoRB; Founding Chair UKFoRBForum;
Dawn of victory @4IBvuH1gwHdv7xF
64 Followers 1K Following
Rushan Abbas @RushanAbbas
21K Followers 1K Following Founder& Exec.Dir. of @CUyghurs | Sister of retired Dr. detained by China since Sept 2018 | To support our work donate: https://t.co/ieSHCHDm9E
AIDLR @AIDLR1
74 Followers 239 Following Our goal is to disseminate all over the world this fundamental principle & to protect the right of every person to worship as he or she chooses.
Voice of Pakistan Min.. @voice_minority
13K Followers 828 Following VOPM is a non-profit organization committed to protecting minority rights in Pakistan. https://t.co/dJnCDRkGzm… https://t.co/0b3VJd1FcB
American Defenders fo.. @Justis_4_Samson
2K Followers 5K Following Official A/C for Non-Profit #Charity. Alternative👉 @FreeNadeemSam #BlasphemyLaws #Minority #Religion #Persecution #FoRB, #HumanRights #Church ,#Faith,#IRF,
邓雅 @0Vts1IIeTrRBIOE
78 Followers 1K Following
Dr_Mpigi @mpigitwit4goka
46 Followers 147 Following
曾老师不是曾老.. @JundongZen8964
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Estelle 😜 @Estelle__R15
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Greg Mitchell @Sovvy1
446 Followers 1K Following
yingzi @yingzi1000
84 Followers 527 Following
紅顔淚 @hngynli685507
4 Followers 46 Following
Morning Star News @morningstarnewz
982 Followers 180 Following The only independent, professional-level news service exclusively covering persecution of Christians.
Cesar Rodríguez @CesarRo6516747
22 Followers 79 Following
Mark Selby @MarkSelbyCanada
23 Followers 35 Following
Commissioner Frederic.. @FredDavieUSCIRF
671 Followers 185 Following United States Commission on International Religious Freedom @USCIRF; Union Seminary @UNIONSEMINARY, NYC; Interfaith America @interfaithusa
Association of World .. @AssociationofW1
621 Followers 2K Following World Citizen Diplomacy: Appeals and Analysis. People who develop the habit of thinking of themselves as world citizens
very dark boy @verydarkbo65733
49 Followers 140 Following
MATIAS PERTTULA @MatiasPerttula
680 Followers 1K Following Currently following my heart to serve the persecuted Church by directing efforts to Save Armenia’s Christians. https://t.co/iLppFyDpKl https://t.co/13rW2r2LKa
TheNomadKing @TheNomadicKing
253K Followers 243K Following Best selling writer, speaker, influencer, YouTuber, and expert in nomad travel, photography, fashion, and entertainment https://t.co/NQvELGD11Z
あいだ けいこ �.. @aichinahn
1K Followers 2K Following 「暗殺犯によって、純朴な信徒の祈りの場が奪われる」 #差別 による自殺含む「18の人権侵害」 2万件以上 家庭連合信者拉致監禁事件 4300人被害 #ReligiousFreedom #HumanRightsDefender #IRFSummit 日本開催運動 #信教の自由と人権を訴えよう
Hafza Girdap - Let Yo.. @HafzaGrdp
10K Followers 4K Following #gender #identity #migration #racialization @WGSSSBU & @populismstudies, Ex. Dir. @silencedturkey, Co-Founder @sethemfreetr
Neverbackdown from cp.. @Neverbacdown2
406 Followers 2K Following Cps is stealing and kidnapping kids for money
Women's Peace Network @WomensPeaceNW
6K Followers 434 Following Women's Peace Network works for a #Burma #Myanmar where all people can enjoy peace, justice, and prosperity, and live together harmoniously.
RabbiDiana @RabbiDiana
529 Followers 522 Following Passionate champion of the SDGs, social justice, children's rights, peace-building, anti-trafficking and exploitation advocacy & interfaith collaboration
Fiona Bruce MP, UK Fo.. @UK_FoRBEnvoy
5K Followers 378 Following UK PM’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief. Vice Chair, IRFBA. Constituents pl email or see https://t.co/UTfk9opUdI. Posts focus only on FoRB issues
A Demand For Action @DemandForAction
4K Followers 1K Following A Demand for Action (ADFA): From a Social Media Campaign to International Advocacy and Aid Organization.
Ahad Yaseen @Ahad__Yaseen
18K Followers 16K Following Adeni from Yemen | journalist - TV presenter | women's rights activist| Human rights defender| civil activist |
International Christi.. @persecutionnews
72K Followers 14K Following Your bridge to the persecuted Church. RT/following ≠ endorsement
Sight Magazine @sightmagazine
2K Followers 2K Following Global news and issues - with Christian perspectives...
Caroline Fielder @CarolineFielde4
619 Followers 2K Following Associate Professor in Chinese Studies, University of Leeds. Works on religion, charity and civic engagement in Chinese communities.
Ali Hazi @hazi_ali
226 Followers 1K Following Head of the Department of International relations at the State Committee on Religious Associations of the Republic of Azerbaijan ( @dqidk @scra_azerbaijan )
Lennart Park @LennartPark
820 Followers 5K Following
china阿辉（互fo�.. @huigechina
3K Followers 5K Following Take root and persist in what you acknowledge, and strive to the extreme
iyobosa @iyobosa__
43 Followers 131 Following
Anyanwu Julian @julian_any71476
45 Followers 360 Following
Nadine Maenza @nadinemaenza
38K Followers 22K Following Advocate for intl religious freedom & working family policies. Pres @IRFSecretariat. Global Fellow @WilsonCenterMEP. Former Chair @USCIRF. Tweets = own opinions
Fiona Bruce MP, UK Fo.. @UK_FoRBEnvoy
5K Followers 378 Following UK PM’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief. Vice Chair, IRFBA. Constituents pl email or see https://t.co/UTfk9opUdI. Posts focus only on FoRB issues
Jennifer Klein @JKlein46
6K Followers 15 Following Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Gender Policy Council
Jamie Staley @jhstaley
186 Followers 450 Following Honored to work on international human rights and religious freedom at the US Commission on International Religious Freedom.
United Nations @UN
16.5M Followers 1K Following Official account of the United Nations. For peace, dignity & equality on a healthy planet.
Office of the Special.. @USEnvoyIran
31K Followers 18 Following Office of the Special Envoy for Iran – Deputy Special Envoy Abram Paley
Department of State @StateDept
6.4M Followers 344 Following Welcome to the U.S. Department of State Twitter account. Follow @SecBlinken for more from the Secretary. For all Department accounts: https://t.co/VpbtF1LASc.
Gloria Puldu @PulduGloria
31 Followers 58 Following Voice to the voiceless women and girls in any form of captivity.
Mainstream Fiber Netw.. @MainstreamFiber
127 Followers 160 Following We are a 100% Fiber Optic Internet Provider out of Nashville, IN offering Residential and Business High Speed Internet Service in select Indiana Counties!
Preventing Genocide @CPG_USHMM
10K Followers 1K Following @HolocaustMuseum's center to #PreventGenocide and other mass atrocities and advance justice and accountability when these crimes are committed.
Secretary Antony Blin.. @SecBlinken
2.2M Followers 51 Following Husband, dad, (very) amateur guitarist, and the 71st Secretary of State serving under the leadership of @POTUS Biden.
U.S. Mission to the U.. @USUN
433K Followers 953 Following Helping keep Americans safe and the U.S. prosperous through our work at the United Nations. Additional updates: @USAmbUN @USUNSpox @USUNDeputy
Mansour Borji @mansourborji
537 Followers 409 Following involved in research and advocacy for @articleeighteen, care about #humanrights, #FoRB, sociology, culture, theology & taekwondo!
UNSR on freedom of re.. @NazilaGhanea
6K Followers 3K Following Professor of International Human Rights Law, University of Oxford UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
Article18 @articleeighteen
3K Followers 2K Following Promoting religious freedom & supporting #Iran’s persecuted #Christians through documentation, advocacy, raising awareness, training, support, assistance. #FoRB
Philip Mounstephen @pmounstephen
3K Followers 657 Following Bishop of Winchester; following the missionary God in Wessex & beyond; standing for global FoRB; Founding Chair UKFoRBForum;
Archbishop Angaelos @BishopAngaelos
62K Followers 292 Following Archbishop of London #Coptic Orthodox Church. Aspiring to serve @CopticDiocese, #London, and beyond. @ServingLondon https://t.co/hLJSZE7VW0
Elaine Alam @ElaineAlam
2K Followers 4K Following PQA @ActionAidUK, Frmr Co-Founder FACES Pak; Dev/Human Rights Pract.; @StateIVLP, @HollingsCenter @21Wilberforce @TEDFellow @TheGCSP, Alumni @ids_uk, @soas
USCIRF @USCIRF
83K Followers 603 Following We are an independent, bipartisan federal government entity that monitors, analyzes, and reports on threats to #ReligiousFreedom. Retweet≠Endorsement
IRF Secretariat @IrfSecretariat
2K Followers 1K Following Social convener for the global network of International Religious Freedom Roundtables 🌐
U.S. Ambassador at La.. @IRF_Ambassador
31K Followers 308 Following Official account of the U.S. Ambassador advancing #ReligiousFreedom worldwide. RT/Following ≠ Endorsement
Elizabeth Prodromou @femsofia
3 Followers 0 Following
Kit Bigelow @rtsadvocate
4K Followers 5K Following Bahá’í; human rights, religious freedom, women’s rights; spiritual political social economic scientific forces; energetic/spiritual healing; opera; photography
Wai Wai Nu @waiwainu
63K Followers 2K Following Visiting Snr Reseach Fellow @hrcberkeley I Founder @WomensPeaceNW | Co-founder @JusticeForWomenMM| Master of Laws (LL.M) @berkeleylaw Human Rights Advocate
IRF Summit @IRFSummit
3K Followers 166 Following Bringing together the broad coalition of organizations that passionately supports religious freedom around the globe. #IRFSummit2024
World Watch Monitor @wwmonitor
11K Followers 3K Following Reporting the story of Christians around the world under pressure for their faith. Retweets not endorsement
RL Partnership @RLPartnership
1K Followers 1K Following The Religious Liberty Partnership (RLP) is a collaboration of Christian organizations from every continent focused on #ReligiousLiberty for all. RT≠endorsements
Voice of Uyghurs @VoiceUyghur
15K Followers 8K Following #Uyghur's are Turkish speaking ethnic nation in East Turkistan https://t.co/Z2dMfIo7PR
CSW Advocacy @CSWadvocacy
4K Followers 4K Following CSW is a human rights organisation specialising in freedom of religion or belief.
Jubilee Campaign USA @JubileeC
1K Followers 585 Following A Voice for the Voiceless. @UNECOSOC Consultative Status.
APPG FoRB @APPGFoRB
3K Followers 583 Following The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Freedom of Religion or Belief. Follow for FoRB developments and impact on UK Parliament. DM for interviews or commentary.
RFI Middle East @RFIMiddleEast
136 Followers 93 Following The @RFInstitute Middle East Action Team is working to promote religious freedom for everyone across the region.
Knox Thames @KnoxThames
8K Followers 2K Following Writing about human rights and religious minorities in MENA, South Asia, and Europe. Student of history, Bengals fan, former US State Dept. All views my own.
World Uyghur Congress @UyghurCongress
55K Followers 2K Following International umbrella organization promoting #Uyghur human rights. Nobel Peace Prize 2023 nominee ➡️ @WUC_Chinese | @WUiguren
Uyghur Human Rights P.. @UyghurProject
48K Followers 1K Following Promoting human rights for Uyghurs in East Turkistan through research, reporting, and advocacy. 中文: @UHRP_Chinese | Support us: https://t.co/HyTns4M8po
Chelsea Langston Bomb.. @ChelseaLBombino
193 Followers 1K Following Wife. Mama. Michigander in MD. Program Officer, Fetzer Institute. Fellow, Center for Public Justice. Believer & engager in communities- political to the sacred.
Dr Ewelina U. Ochab @EwelinaUO
11K Followers 6K Following @IBAHRI Programme Lawyer, PhD int'l law, author, @Forbes Contributor, @Refcemi Deputy Director, Coalition for Genocide Response CoFounder, @MIGSinstitute Fellow
Carol Pipes @carolpipes
2K Followers 1K Following Communications Director @Lifeway | Wife of @KeithPipes
Sharon Mumper @maronshumper
2 Followers 0 Following
Julia Bicknell @juliabicknell
2K Followers 5K Following Award-winning journalist/Editor/Cofound https://t.co/3aVvbelJwh. BBC,Telegraph. Speaker. Catalyst/Netweaver. Exec coach/trainer/Progs Manager-w. head,heart & soul
Kristin Lavey @LaveyKristin
6 Followers 94 Following
Dwight Bashir @dwightbashir
2K Followers 358 Following Previously @USCIRF, @State, @UN on conflict, human rights and religious freedom. Tweets and retweets are not an endorsement.
Nury Turkel @nuryturkel
17K Followers 3K Following Lawyer & Author of award winning book, "NO ESCAPE"
Chelsea Lantos-Swett .. @chedquist
307 Followers 305 Following Writer, one-time reporter/producer, current global health/human rights communicator, news junkie, mom of 4 and hopeless Scandiphile.
Nathan Winegar @NathanWinegar1
2 Followers 0 Following
Elijah Brown @ElijahMBrown
2K Followers 656 Following General Secretary @BaptistWorld, 51 million in 128 countries sharing the Gospel, standing with the persecuted and supporting churches serving their communities
shirin taber @shirintaber
218 Followers 64 Following The Peacemakers. Writer and Media Consultant. www.visualstorynetwork Author of Muslims Next Door and Wanting All the Right Things
Appreciate the Religion News Association for honoring me with the William A. Reed Lifetime Achievement Award this weekend at its 75th anniversary celebration! (Photos by Marshall Childs)
@IrfSecretariat CEO & Founder, Greg Mitchell, delivers presentation on the @IrfRoundtable model in Vienna, Austria among the #IRFBA Working Group on #Interfaith Dialogue and #FoRB. Grateful for the leadership of @Robert_Rehak and @UK_FoRBEnvoy this week.
📢Please join USCIRF for a virtual event on the 2024 Annual Report. This year’s report commemorates the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the International Religious Freedom Act (#IRFA). uscirf.gov/events/2024-an…
“International religious freedom remains one of the few areas of strong bipartisan agreement in Congress…”- @Sean_ADFIntl carolinajournal.com/sen-tillis-co-…
CALL FOR SUMMER #INTERNS 🗣️ @IrfRoundtable & @IrfSecretariat have started accepting applications! Send candidates (resume + cover letter) to kfisher@IrfSecretariat.org. Responsibilities curated based on candidate. Ideally near Washington, DC. #religiousfreedom #multifaith
Special thanks to @FelaLives for his boldness in speaking on behalf of his beloved nation of Nigeria. We stand with you in this fight for #ReligiousFreedom 🕊️
The other day in Congress with @nadinemaenza @richghazal @GenocideWatch1 @RobertDestro @SGSjacqueline many thanks to @RepJames William Roberts of @indefchristians @ADFIntl @Sean_ADFIntl
US Gov must acknowledge the particularly severe violations of #ReligiousFreedom in #Nigeria & designate them a Country of Particular Concern & partner with civil society to improve conditions & care for persecuted communities. Reports indicate more Christians were killed in…
🚨“NIGERIA could end up as a FAILED STATE.” - @nadinemaenza shared during @indefchristians Congressional Briefing on Tuesday, April 16. #Nigeria ranks #1 of 198 countries for social hostility conditions based on #religion. #ReligiousFreedom #Peacebuilding
Fighting for Uyghur human rights has been a top priority for me in Congress. I was honored to be recognized during today's Uyghur Caucus reception for the ways I've worked to shine a light on this genocide and keep products from forced labor off of American store shelves.
Got a pretty good book haul at the roadside old stuff store in Shenandoah.
Thank you @pmounstephen for highlighting the important role of @UK_FoRBEnvoy. We urge UK Foreign Secretary @David_Cameron & @UKParliament to keep #FoRB & #ReligiousFreedom at the forefront of priorities & support bill to make the @UK_FoRBEnvoy position permanent.
In the Lords @pmounstephen asked the Foreign Secretary about freedom of religion or belief in India, and whether he would support the new Bill from @UK_FoRBEnvoy to put the role of the PM's Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief on a statutory footing.
@USAmbtoAlgeria Reopen the EPA churches. Recognise freedom to worship for Algerian Christians.
We got to attend @articleeighteen's report launch which emphasised the risks Christians face in Turkey last week.
“The [Turkish] government has announced mass deportation of #refugees… Those fleeing #religiouspersecution are especially at risk including Christians and Baha’is from Iran and Uyghurs from China.” - @nadinemaenza
A ton of hiking today, starting with a sunrise ridge trail then to the National Park for a short one with the boys.
2/2) We appreciate The Gambia’s leadership at the ICJ on behalf of persecuted Rohingya. Within The Gambia, we support those working courageously to maintain the ban on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), a cultural practice with devastating consequences for women and girls…
Felicity and I heading out for a little daddy-daughter hike.
UHRP applauds 39-0 Committee vote for the Uyghur Policy Act today. Thanks to bill sponsor @YoungKimCA, co-lead @RepBera, HFAC Chair @RepMcCaul and Ranking Member @RepMeeks
Fmr. Rep. Frank Wolf bringing attention to #BringBackOurGirls and Leah Sharibu. HRes82 calls for accountability by establishing a Special Envoy to Nigeria. He urges on Congressional members who care about Nigeria to sponsor HRes82. @JacksonLeeTX18 @RepWilson
I am honored to be a part of the Commission on the Status of Women and discuss issues such as closing the digital gender divide. We must address affordability, access to devices and the internet, promote digital skills, and enhance online safety for women and girls. #CSW67
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