Annual Reports
Inter-governmental Networks
Resources
FORB Learning Platform
An initiative of the Nordic Ecumenical Network on Freedom of Religion or Belief (NORFORB).
Faith4Rights Toolkit
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 2021.
World Watch Monitor
Reporting on the persecution of Christians around the world
Forum 18
Reporting religious freedom issues, primarily in the former USSR.
International Protocol on Documenting Violations of Religious Freedom
A 2022 resource from Open Doors International and the Religious Freedom Institute
Policy Reports
FORB for Everyone – Women in Focus
A 2023 report from the Stefanus Alliance.
Freedom of Religion or Belief as a Human Right
A 2022 special issue of The Review of Faith & International Affairs, edited by Heiner Bielefeldt, Thiago Alves Pinto, and Marie Juul Petersen
It's the Thought that Counts: Defining Freedom of Religion of Belief as Part of Civic Space
A 2021 report from the Center for Church-based Development in Denmark
The International Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief: Sketching the Contours of a Common Framework
A 2019 report co-authored by Marie Juul Petersen and Katherine Marshall and published by the Danish Institute for Human Rights
Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief and Gender Equality in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals
A 2020 report from the Danish Institute for Human Rights based on the Expert Consultation Process on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Gender Equality and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Claiming Space for Faith: Including Freedom of Religion or Belief in the Fight for Civic Space
A 2020 report from NORFORB and SMC that explores the interconnections between FoRB, civic space, and gender equality.
Freedom of Religion or Belief and Security: Policy Guidance
OSCE/ODIHR. 2019.
FoRB – Recognising our differences can be our strength
A report on enhancing transatlantic cooperation on the promotion of freedom of religion or belief
Bericht der Bundesregierung zur weltweiten Lage der Religions- und Weltanschauungs-freiheit
A German Foreign Office report on the global state of freedom of religion
Rapport sur la Liberté Religieuse dans le Monde
A report from the French ACN on the global state of religious freedom
Explaining French Laïcité: The Example of Military Laïcité
A 2019 report from the French military demonstrating that a high degree of freedom for religious expression does not comprise social cohesion nor the principle of religion-state separation