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FRANCISCAN YOUTH INTERNATIONAL

In response to the growing plight of Christian minorities in Pakistan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and other countries, FI is building a coalition of partners to work toward a resolution on the universal right of freedom of religion. FI advocates for the equal status of all religions to eliminate preferential treatment to certain religious groups at the expense of others. FI Geneva serves as Vice-Chair NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion. The Committee is designed to work together with the UN Special Rapporteur on Religious Freedom to provide information on violations of religious freedom and make appeals to delegates of the UN Commission on Human Rights.

FI Statements on Religious Freedom at the United Nations: Franciscans International, as an NGO with General Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council, delivers official written and oral interventions before United Nations forums in New York and Geneva, Switzerland. Listed below are Franciscans International statements on Religious Freedom: 2005 "Summary Report." A written statement presented at the Commission on Human Rights (61st Session) 2005. (2005-04-22) "Item 11: Civil and Political Rights – Religious Freedom - Pakistan (oral statement)." An oral statement presented at the same meeting. (2005-04-01) "Agenda Item 8: Question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories,including Palestine (oral statement)." An oral statement presented at the same meeting. (2005-03-22) "Agenda Item 11: Freedom of Religion or Belief (written statement)." A written statement presented at the same meeting. (2005-02-21) 2004 "Agenda Item 5: Prevention of Discrimination; (c) Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minories. - (Pakistan) ." An oral statement presented at the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights 2004. (2004-08-04) "Situation of the Christian Minority in Pakistan (oral statement)." An oral statement presented at the United Nations, Commission on Human Rights, 60th Session, UN Geneva, 15 March – 23 April 2004, . (2004-04-01) "Human Rights in Occupied Iraq (oral statement)." An oral statement presented at the same meeting. (2004-03-26) "FI Position Paper for the Commission on Human Rights." A written statement presented at the same meeting. (2004-03-26) 2003 "Item 5: Prevention of discrimination and protection of minorities - PAKISTAN." An oral statement presented at the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. (2003-08-13) "Item 5: Prevention of discrimination and protection of minorities - PAKISTAN (written statement)." A written statement presented at the same meeting. (2003-08-12) "UN Commission on Human Rights, 59th Session, UN Geneva (17 March – 25 April 2003) REPORT." A summary of our interventions at the UN Commission on Human Rights, Fifty-ninth Session. (2003-08-11) "Item 11: Civil and Political rights: Religious intolerance (Pakistan)." An oral statement presented at the same meeting. (2003-04-22) 2002 "Item 5: Prevention of Discrimination: The rights of minorities (Pakistan)." An oral statement presented at the UN Sub-Commission on Human Rights, Fifty-fourth session , . (2002-08-13) "Item 11: Religious Intolerance." An oral statement presented at the UN Commission on Human Rights, Fifty-eighth Session. (2002-04-18) 2000 "Report On the Activities of FI/OP: Religious discrimination in Pakistan ." A summary of our interventions at the UN Sub-Commission on Human Rights, Fifty-second session. (2000-07-31) "Item 8: Prevention of Discrimination against and the protection of minorities ." An oral statement presented at the UN Sub-Commission on Human Rights, Fifty-second session. (2000-07-31) "Item 11: Civil and Political Rights: Religious Intolerance and Freedom of Expression." An oral statement presented at the UN Commission on Human Rights, Fifty-sixth session. (2000-03-20) 1999 "Item 8: Prevention of discrimination against and the protection of minorities. ." An oral statement presented at the UN Sub-Commission on Human Rights, Fifty-second session. (1999-08-02) 1998 "Item 8: Prevention of Discrimination against and the protection of Minorities ." An oral statement presented at the UN Sub-Commission on Human Rights, Fiftieth session. (1998-08-03) "Items 16 & 18 : Rights pertaining to religious minorities / Elimination of intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief.." An oral statement presented at the UN Commission on Human Right, Fifty-fourth Session. (1998-03-16) "." . ()