The President of the ISHR visits Kyrgyzstan
Thomas Schirrmacher visited Kyrgyzstan, with a particular focus on the situation of the country’s indigenous people.
ICCJ Annual Conference in Hanover
As part of the annual conference of the International Council of Christians and Jews, Prof. Dr Thomas Schirrmacher, President of the ISHR, visited the Bergen-Belsen Memorial together with Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious representatives.
Indigenous peoples in the Pacific are increasingly under threat
Schirrmacher learns about the situation of Indigenous Peoples from the High Chief of Savusavu and other leaders across the Pacific
ISHR President meets the representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Germany
Thomas Schirrmacher met in Berlin with Dilshad Barzani, the representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Germany, at his office near the German Bundestag for an in-depth discussion.
ISHR President Participates in European Union Reception in Timor-Leste and Meets President José Ramos-Horta
The President of the ISHR participated in an official reception hosted by the Ambassador of the European Union to Timor-Leste on the occasion of the “Celebrating Europe” reception in Dili, Timor-Leste.
The abduction and forced marriage of girls as a weapon against minorities
Statement by Thomas Schirrmacher: The abduction and forced marriage of girls as a weapon against religious and ethnic minorities
Schirrmacher promotes interfaith dialogue and human brotherhood in Abu Dhabi
The President of the International Society for Human Rights held a series of high-level discussions in Abu Dhabi covering the fields of academia, politics and religion.
Conference in EU Parliament against Muslim Brotherhood featured Imam Twahidi
A high-level conference titled “Safeguarding Europe: Exposing the Growing Threat of the Muslim Brotherhood” was convened at the European Parliament.
Tribute to Monsignore Professor Obiora Francis Ike on his 70th birthday
Tribute by ISHR President Thomas Paul Schirrmacher
Beirut International Conference on Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue for Sustainability
Upon the special request of the President of Lebanon, the President and the Secretary General of the ISHR participated in the first-ever Beirut International Conference on Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue for Sustainability.
Speech marking the 15th anniversary of the “Mission Freedom” safe houses
Speech against (forced) prostitution: “Women are increasingly being treated as commodities”
ISHR receives the Health:Angel
International human rights organization honored with prestigious medical media award
President and Secretary General of ISHR visit Kurdistan
A report by Matthias Böhning
70th anniversary of the Conference of European Rabbis in Jerusalem
ISHR President delivered a keynote speech at the celebratory dinner
ISHR meets with new Chairwoman of the German Bundestag’s Human Rights Committee
The ISHR President and the ISHR Secretary General met with new Chairwoman of the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid of the Deutsche Bundestag, the German Federal Parliament, Mechthild Heil.
Syria-Germany: Strengthening cooperation in the field of crisis response
The Syrian Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management discussed with a German delegation ways to strengthen cooperation in the areas of emergency, crisis and disaster response, as well as benefiting from German expertise.
“True security lies in protecting all Syrians”
ISHR leaders met with His Eminence Ignatius Aphrem II, Syriac-Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, to discuss the challenges facing Syria’s Christian communities following the country’s first parliamentary elections since the fall of the Assad regime.
ISHR Leaders Engage with Syriac-Orthodox Patriarch Amid Historic Post-Assad Elections
In a timely show of international solidarity, Archbishop Prof. Thomas Schirrmacher and Matthias Böhning met with His Eminence Ignatius Aphrem II.
“Put a stop to the enemies of freedom of religion and belief!”
The yearbooks on Religious Freedom 2025 and on Persecution and Discrimination of Christians 2025 were presented in Berlin today.
Schirrmacher Celebrated in Liberia on 65th Birthday
Archbishop Thomas Schirrmacher Celebrated in Liberia on 65th Birthday for Church Leadership and Human Rights Advocacy
President and Secretary General of ISHR visit the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights in Vilnius
Thomas Schirrmacher commemorates the murdered Jews, and a murdered bishop from Lithuania
Schirrmacher commemorated the murdered Jews in Auschwitz and Krakow
Last year, Thomas Schirrmacher visited the Auschwitz Memorial with his wife to commemorate the murdered Jews as a sign against anti-Semitism.
ISHR delegation visits Tikhanouskaya: Solidarity with Belarus in exile
On 7 August 2025, ISHR Secretary General Matthias Boehning and ISHR President Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Paul Schirrmacher met in Vilnius with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tikhanouskaya.
ISHR-President to testify in USCIRF hearing on Turkey
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Hearing announced a virtual Hearing on “Freedom of Religion or Belief in Turkey” on August 14, 2025, at 10:30 AM.