On Freedom of Conscience - Vilnius Academic Conference, 4/2023
Ján Figeľ, the former Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) Outside the EU, speaking on the topic of...
Complaint to European court over ban on church services amid pandemic
Photo TASR, Martin Baumann Former EU religious freedom envoy Jan Figel has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights...
Rights advocate Figel’ says ‘human dignity’ at root of freedoms
Says he is 'determined,' not optimistic or pessimistic in campaign Ján Figeľ lives between two epochs: the first, in which communist...
FoRB is an Issue of Life and Death - Assassination of Former PM Abe in Japan
Presentation of Jan Figel at the UNHRC Geneva on January 31, 2023. The Global Human Rights Institution starts its Universal Periodic...
Ján Figeľ's Address at the 2nd Conference of Hope
2nd Conference of Hope - Overcoming Threats to Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion December 17, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea The...
Ján Figeľ's Speech for the Rally of Hope organized by the Universal Peace Federation
Former European Commission's Special Envoy for the 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 outside the EU, Hon....
International Conference Urges Support for Religious Freedom and Human Rights
“Religious freedom is a hallmark of an open society” November 14, 2022 11:31 ET | Source: The Washington Times Foundation International...
Open letter to Von Der Leyen: Where is the EU envoy for religious freedom?
Ursula Von Der Leyen. Photo EPA, Sergey Dolzhenko Dear President Von Der Leyen, A direct question: Why does the European Union still not...
IRF Summit 2022: Religious Freedom for Everybody, Everywhere, All the Time
Former Ambassador Sam Brownback and Katrina Lantos Swett hosted the event in Washington, D.C. “We’ve got a simple model: it’s religious...
ITI Interview with Ján Figeľ
On Tuesday 10 May 2022, the ITI welcomed to campus Ján Figeľ under the guise of the Adenauer Forum for a conversation on Catholic Public...