{"id":185266,"date":"2014-05-13T19:09:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T19:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/eu-calls-for-protection-of-religious-freedom-in-sudan\/"},"modified":"2014-05-13T19:09:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T19:09:00","slug":"eu-calls-for-protection-of-religious-freedom-in-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/eu-calls-for-protection-of-religious-freedom-in-sudan","title":{"rendered":"EU calls for protection of religious freedom in Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The representatives of the EU Delegation to Sudan and its member states in Khartoum have received the legal defence team of Maryam Yahya Ibrahim,&nbsp;who on 11 May was convicted of apostasy at the El Haj Yousif Criminal Court in Khartoum North.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The diplomats were briefed about the development of the case, and its implications on religious tolerance and human rights, the EU Delegation to Sudan said in a press statement today (Tuesday).<\/p>\n<p>The EU and its member states have been attentively following this case.&nbsp;While reiterating full respect for the independence of the Sudanese legal system, the EU representatives recall that the freedom of religion is a universal human right that needs to be protected everywhere and for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>The EU diplomats underlined that in the context of relevant UN and African Union conventions, Sudan has an international obligation to defend, and promote the freedom of religion.<\/p>\n<p><em>File photo: A Coptic Orthodox church in Khartoum<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Related:&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/72828\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian woman sentenced to death for \u2018apostasy\u2019 in Sudan<\/a> (12 May 2014)<!--break--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The representatives of the EU Delegation to Sudan and its member states in Khartoum have received the legal defence team of Maryam Yahya Ibrahim,\u00a0who on 11 May was convicted of apostasy at the El Haj Yousif Criminal Court in Khartoum North.\u00a0 The diplomats were briefed about the development of the case, and its implications on religious tolerance and human rights, the EU Delegation to Sudan said in a press statement today (Tuesday). The EU and its member states have been attentively following this case.\u00a0While reiterating full respect for the independence of the Sudanese legal system, the EU representatives recall that the freedom of religion is a universal human right that needs to be protected everywhere and for everyone. The EU diplomats underlined that in the context of relevant UN and African Union conventions, Sudan has an international obligation to defend, and promote the freedom of religion. File photo: A Coptic Orthodox church in Khartoum Related:\u00a0Christian woman sentenced to death for \u2018apostasy\u2019 in Sudan (12 May 2014)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-185266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>EU calls for protection of religious freedom in Sudan - Dabanga Radio TV Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/eu-calls-for-protection-of-religious-freedom-in-sudan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EU calls for protection of religious freedom in Sudan - Dabanga Radio TV Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The representatives of the EU Delegation to Sudan and its member states in Khartoum have received the legal defence team of Maryam Yahya Ibrahim,\u00a0who on 11 May was convicted of apostasy at the El Haj Yousif Criminal Court in Khartoum North.\u00a0 The diplomats were briefed about the development of the case, and its implications on religious tolerance and human rights, the EU Delegation to Sudan said in a press statement today (Tuesday). 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