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Willy Fautre
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Brussels Correspondent, The European Times News
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Biography
Willy Fautré, Brussels correspondent for The European Times News. Former chargé de mission at the Cabinet of the Belgian Ministry of Education and at the Belgian Parliament. He is the director of Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF), an NGO based in Brussels that he founded in December 1988. His organization defends human rights in general with a special focus on ethnic and religious minorities, freedom of expression, women’s rights and LGBT people. HRWF is independent from any political movement and any religion. Fautré has carried out fact-finding missions on human rights in more than 25 countries, including in perilous regions such as in Iraq, in Sandinist Nicaragua or in Maoist held territories of Nepal. He is a lecturer in universities in the field of human rights. He has published many articles in university journals about relations between state and religions. He is a member of the Press Club in Brussels. He is a human rights advocate at the UN, the European Parliament and the OSCE.
Human Rights , Gender Equality , Freedom Of Religion , Women Rights
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Content
By Willy Fautre Verified| Hrwf@ PAKISTAN: Former EU Special Envoy on FORB spoke about human dignity in Pakistan at the UNOn 26 March, CAP/ Liberté de conscience and Human Rights Without Frontiers organized a side-event about the situation of Human Rights in Pakistan. The keynote speaker was Mr Jan Figel, EU Commissioner for Education (2004-2009) and former EU Special Envoy of Freedom of Religion or Belief (2016-2019). Here are the main insights of his presentation.
By Willy Fautre Verified, Juan Sanchez Gil Verified| The European Times News Verified Anna Safronova, 59, a Jehovah’s Witness, convicted for her faith, is subjected to inhuman treatment in penal colony No. 7 in Zelenokumsk (Stavropol Territory), and she also does not receive proper medical care. The reason for this punishment was that her religious beliefs prevented her from wearing the St. George ribbon (a patriotic symbol). Safronova has been in the colony for 2 years and 9 months. During 2024, her blood pressure began to rise noticeably and one day she even lost consciousness.
By Willy Fautre Verified| Bitter Winter Verified by Willy Fautré**A paper presented via video at the International Forum on World Citizenship Day 2025 “Transitional Justice Through Effective Relief: The Tai Ji Men Case as an Example,” Taipei, April 1, 2025. One of the best ways to build up a global citizenship identity is through travel. Throughout the years Tai Ji Men has offered such an opportunity to thousands of dizi (disciples) through self-funded trips to more than one hundred countries.
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