Side Event of UNHRC in Geneva: Spotlighting The Church of Almighty God & Religious Freedom in China
On March 1, 2018, during the 37th session of the Human Rights Council at
the United Nations in Geneva, the Coordination of the Associations and
Individuals for Freedom of Conscience (CAP LC) organized a Side Event on
the denial of religious freedom in China and the case of The Church of Almighty God.
The event was introduced and coordinated by Mr. Thierry Valle, the
president of CAP LC. A panel of international scholars and human rights
and freedom of religion experts discussed the dramatic situation of the
members of The Church of Almighty God
both in China, where they are severely persecuted, and in South Korea
and Europe, where their requests for asylum are often denied. During the
event, attendees also watched a video with testimonies of three members
of The Church of Almighty God who suffered brutal persecution at the
hands of the authorities of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Their
stories aroused profound reflection generally.