In the Middle East, many women and men belonging to religious minorities, in particular Christians, are expelled from their homeland and become asylum seekers or are internally displaced. They have a right to return to their homes. This was the main message delivered by COMECE at the United Nations Global Summit on “Religion, Peace and Security” in Geneva on 23 – 25 November.
COMECE Legal Advisor on Migration, Asylum and Religious Freedom, José Luis Bazán, underlined that members of religious minorities have a right to have their properties protected or rebuilt, to enjoy security and equal civil rights, and have a viable and sustainable social, economic and political environment that allow them to get a dignified personal and family life.
