Organisationer som kæmper for religionsfrihed og mod religiøs forfølgelse

En række internationale organisationer kæmper for overholdelse af de internationale menneskerettighedsbestemmelser mht. religiøs frihed, og dermed også for menneskers ret til at forlade en religion uden at blive forfulgt eller straffet.

Amnesty International.
Amnesty International er en verdensomspændende organisation af mennesker, som kæmper for de internationalt anerkendte menneskerettigeder (inkl. religionsfriheden).  Læs mere.

Barnabas Fund
Organisationen Barnabas Fund - hope and aid for the persecuted church har som navnet antyder til formål at støtte forfulgte kristne minoriteter. Læs mere.

Center for Religious Freedom
"The Center for Religious Freedom is a self-sustaining division of Freedom House. Founded in 1941 by Eleanor Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie to oppose Naziism and Communism in Europe, Freedom House is America's oldest human rights group. Its Center for Religious Freedom defends against religious persecution of all groups throughout the world." Centeret beskæftiger sig også med menneskers ret til at forlade en religion. Læs mere.

Christians Solidarity Wordlwide
Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Voice for the Voiceless, is a human rights organisation which specialises in religious freedom, works on behalf of those persecuted for their Christian beliefs and promotes religious liberty for all. Visit.

Forum 18
En Oslo-baseret organisation, som på basis af art. 18 i FNs universelle menneskerettighedserklæring kæmper for religionsfriehed. "Every person has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right includes the freedom to change religion or belief..." Læs mere.

International Coalition for Religious Freedom
Denne koalition til forsvar for religiøs frihed er sponsoreret af Unification Church. Læs mere.

International Religious Freedom -  US Department of State
På denne hjemmeside er der mulighed for at få et overblik fx. over den juridiske og faktiske tilstand i en række lande med hensyn til behandling af apostasi ved at benytte søgefunktionen (apostasy). Læs mere.

Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief
The Oslo Coalition, which was established in 1998 by a number of faith communities, works to advance freedom of religion or belief  as a common benefit that is accepted and embraced by all religions and persuasions. Drawing on and promoting the internationally accepted human rights standards on freedom of religion, the Coalition works to promote mutual understanding and cooperation between communities of different persuasions and to hinder injustice, intolerance and distrust springing from religious differences. Read more.

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom was created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to monitor the status of freedom of thought, conscience, and religion or belief abroad, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and related international instruments, and to give independent policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and the Congress. Read more.

Åbne Døre
Åbne Døre er en international tværkirkelig missionsorganisation, grundlagt af Broder Andreas, der i 1995 begyndte at smugle bibler ind bag jerntæppet. Åbne døre fokuserer på forfulgte kristne og har flg. målsætning: Personligt at overlevere bibler og undervisningsmaterialer til kristne i "lukkede" lande, samt give dem oplæring -  At forberede kristne i truede lande på at møde forfølgelse og lidelse -  At udfordre de kristne i den frie verden til at tjene de forfulgte kristne. Læs mere