List of Christian human rights non-governmental organisations

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St. Teodora de la Sihla Church in Central Chișinău was one of the churches in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic that was forcibly "converted into museums of atheism", under the doctrine of Marxist–Leninist atheism.

The following is a list of Christian human rights non-governmental organisations (or list of Christian human rights NGOs) that raise awareness about the persecution of Christians and advocates for them. It does not include political parties, or academic institutions.

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History

Christian human rights non-governmental organisations came into existence to address the plight of the persecution of Christians, though in historic times, various military orders such as the Knights Hospitaller and the Order of the Holy Sepulchre protected Christians from bandits and criminals in non-Christian states, giving them safe passage to the Holy Land. [2] At present, there are a number of Christian human rights NGOs that are usually of an interdenominational nature that "campaign for the rights of Christians around the world." [3]

In addition to advocating for the persecuted, Christian human rights non-governmental organisations provide information to various government agencies, such as the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, which then makes policy recommendations on issues such as the persecution of Christians by Boko Haram in Nigeria. [4] These Christian human rights NGOs document statistics about the persecution of Christians in various countries in order to help policy-makers set "informed decisions regarding trade, aid, visas, and related issues with a particular country." [5] The human rights NGOs encourage "congressional delegations to [visit] areas of intense persecution" to mitigate the same. [5]

International non-governmental organizations

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References

  1. ↑ Brezianu, Andrei (26 May 2010). The A to Z of Moldova. Scarecrow Press. p. 98. ISBN   978-0-8108-7211-0. Communist Atheism. Official doctrine of the Soviet regime, also called "scientific atheism." It was aggressively applied to Moldova, immediately after the 1940 annexation, when churches were profaned, clergy assaulted, and signs and public symbols of religion were prohibited, and it was applied again throughout the subsequent decades of the Soviet regime, after 1944. ... The St. Theodora Church in downtown Chişinău was converted into the city's Museum of Scientific Atheism,
  2. ↑ Elvins, Mark Turnham (2006). Gospel Chivalry: Franciscan Romanticism. Gracewing Publishing. p. 53. ISBN   978-0-85244-664-5.
  3. ↑ Parmar, Inderjeet; Miller, Linda B.; Ledwidge, Mark (19 June 2009). New Directions in US Foreign Policy. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-135-96923-3. While the National Association of Evangelicals can claim an enormous membership, International Christian Conern is one of many smaller NGOs that campain for the rights of Christians around the world. There are a significant number of such organisations.
  4. ↑ International Religious Freedom (2010): Annual Report to Congress. DIANE Publishing. 2010. p. 4. ISBN   978-1-4379-4439-6.
  5. 1 2 Parmar, Inderjeet; Miller, Linda B.; Ledwidge, Mark (19 June 2009). New Directions in US Foreign Policy. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-135-96923-3.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Thames, H. Knox; Seiple, Chris; Rowe, Amy (2009). International Religious Freedom Advocacy: A Guide to Organizations, Law, and NGOs. Baylor University Press. ISBN   9781602581791. Examples of NGOs that aid victims of persecution include Voice of the Martyrs, International Christian Concern, Christian Solidarity International, Iranian Christians International, Christian Freedom International, and Physicians for Human Rights.
  7. ↑ Blair, Leonardo (16 November 2023). "Anti-Christian hate crimes, including murders, make collective rise in Europe: report". The Christian Post . Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Eisner, Annie (February 26, 2025). "She Fled Iran Because of Her Christian Faith. Then the U.S. Sent Her to a Death Trap". RELEVANT.
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