The European Council of Religious Leaders - a resource for peace

The European Council of Religious Leaders is one of five regional Interreligious Councils  (IRCs) within the Religions for Peace network. The European Council of Religious Leaders brings together senior religious leaders from Europe’s historical religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam together with Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs and Zoroastrians.

The Council was founded in Oslo in 2002. The Council is funded by its members and has received project support from The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Religions for Peace is a network of national and regional Interreligious Councils (IRC) connected through an international World Council and Secretariat, based in New York. The global organisation brings together 70 national and 5 regional IRCs. More  

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Stein Villumstad

Mr. Stein Villumstad is General Secretary of European Council of Religious Leaders – Religions for Peace. More

Vienna Declaration adopted by ECRL Council meeting

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FREEDOM OF RELIGION - RIGHTS AND COMMITMENTS

16.05.13

ECRL council members adopted the Vienna Declaration in its annual meeting in Vienna 7 - 8 May. The meeting was generously hosted by the OSCE Chair-in-office, Ukraine and in partnership with the ODIHR office of OSCE. Read the full text of the Vienna Declaration.   >>>

ECRL CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THE KIDNAPPED SYRIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS

08.05.13

European Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL) gathered in Vienna 7 – 8 May strongly condemns the still unresolved kidnapping of two prominent Christian leaders of Aleppo, Syria.   >>>

Vienna: ECRL and OSCE joining forces for freedom of religion and belief

07.05.13

Dialogue between religious communities and their leaders is essential for promoting religious freedom and combating intolerance and discrimination, stressed participants of a very well attended roundtable meeting in Vienna today. The event was organized by the OSCE 2013 Ukrainian Chairmanship, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the European Council of Religious Leaders.   >>>

The European Council of Religious Leaders – Religions for Peace is a coalition of senior religious leaders from Europe’s historic religions, Christianity, Judaism and Islam together with Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs and Zoroastrians committed to common action for peace. More