July 2011

IRLA Promotes Mutual Respect in Conflict-weary Chiapas

Posted July 18, 2011

Religious conflict has plagued the Mexican state of Chiapas for more than three decades, yet a meeting of religious freedom advocates on July 16 aimed to send a strong message in support of mutual respect for all people of faith.

IRLA Joins Call for South Central Asia and Near East “Religious Minorities Diplomat"

Posted July 18, 2011

Minority faith groups in places such as Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan are under threat, according to a letter signed by 36 religious and advocacy organizations and sent to the US Congress.

IRLA leader: "We Pray for Healing in Norway"

Posted July 25, 2011

"We stand with the people of Norway," says Dr. John Graz, IRLA Secretary General, who also expressed concern about media use of the term "Christian fundamentalist" to describe the alleged perpetrator of two deadly attacks.

IRLA urges South Sudan to make human rights a “cornerstone of national identity”

Posted July 21, 2011

The newly born country of South Sudan has the chance to define itself as a nation that upholds democratic principles of freedom and human rights, says IRLA Secretary General, Dr. John Graz.