Salam Sarhan is the Founder and Secretary General of BPUR International, an NGO registered in the United Kingdom to lead a global campaign to enact an ‘International Treaty to Ban the Political Use of Religion’. He is a well published writer and journalist with three books and over one thousand articles in Arabic and English … Read more
Elisabetta Zamparutti is one of the founders of Hands Off Cain, the association that conceived and successfully led the campaign for the approval of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution for a universal moratorium on capital punishment, he has been Treasurer of Hands Off Cain since 2003. She is a former member of the Council … Read more
Naseer Shamma One of the most renowned musicians in the world. Ambassador of Nonviolence International, Red Cross, Red Crescent and UNESCO Peace Artist. He organised many nonviolence workshops in preparation for the first Nonviolence Conference in Iraq. Naseer Shamma is a leading campaigner to include nonviolence principles in the Iraqi education curriculum. He led and … Read more
Struan Stevenson is a former leading member of the European Parliament representing Scotland (1999-2014). He was the president of the Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Iraq (2009-14) and Chairman of the Friends of a Free Iran Intergroup (2004-14). Struan Stevenson is the coordinator of the Campaign for Iran Change (CiC) and president of the European … Read more
Naguib Sawiris is a global philanthropist and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world, leading numerous international conglomerates active in mining, real estate development, financial services, telecommunications, investment and media. He is the chair of Orascom TMT Investments and Orascom Investment Holding, as well as La Mancha Holding. Naguib Sawiris is a big … Read more
Despite all international laws, religion is still used all over the world to ignite conflicts and violate basic human rights. It is a shocking fact!
I have experienced the problems related to the abuse of religion and I truly believe that the proposed treaty would be the ultimate tool to protect all victims of religious oppression.
BPUR seeks religious freedom in every possible sense of those words. It seeks to release the capacity of religion and the deepest kinds of political liberty we can imagine.
The proposed treaty represents a very unique non-confrontational approach, built on the utmost respect for all religions.
I am very confident that a proposal for a treaty banning the political use of religion will be met by the widest majority of the United Nations members.
This proposed treaty is the only way to build a global consensus to disarm extremism and make the world more tolerant, more fair and more peaceful.
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