O pastor batista salvadorenho Edgar Palacios, cofundador da Universidade Luterana de El Salvador, ex-coordenador e ex-ediretor executivo do Comitê Permanente do Debate Nacional pela Paz em El Salvador (CPDN), é o ganhador em 2012 do Prêmio de Direitos Humanos Denton e...
News & Updates | 2015 Quinquennial Award Nomination | Nomination Form | Former Quinquennial Winners | Human Rights Award | Former Human Rights Award Winners News & Updates The BWA is proud to announce the winner of this years Denton and Janice Lotz Human...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (LAGOS, NIGERIA – July 17, 2024) In the closing General Council session of the 2024 Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Annual Gathering hosted in Lagos, Nigeria, the BWA presented the 2024 Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award to Julie Mariama...
We praise God for the incredible week we experienced in beautiful Stavanger, Norway, as we gathered as a people on mission for this years Annual Gathering! Over 500 registrants from 82 countries united for worship, prayer, fellowship, and teaching.Check out a recap of...
Praises Join us in thanking God for Sweden's longstanding commitment to peace and for their efforts to support peacemaking worldwide. Prayer Requests Join us in prayer for church and ministry leaders as they stand for a Biblical worldview in the midst of a secular...
Praises October 2023Join us in thanking God for the many faithful leaders in Jamaica, including Karl Johnson who is currently serving as First Vice President of the BWA. Prayer Requests October 2023Join us in prayer for Merlyn Hyde-Riley who is serving as the General...
– Disaster Alert –A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28 at 12:50 pm local time with its epicenter 16 kilometers northwest of Sagaing near Mandalay. This was followed by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock 12 minutes later. The earthquake has resulted in...
Religious Freedom, Human Rights & JusticeCommitted to a biblical understanding of the image of God in every person, we defend an ethic of life; support religious freedom for all; stand in solidarity with the marginalized; advocate at every level; train and network...
One of the strategic ways Baptist World Alliance actively advocates for Freedom of Religion or Belief (FORB) for All is through our representatives to the United Nations. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 18, reads as follows: Everyone has the right...
Christer Daelander, a Baptist World Alliance representative to the United Nations (UN) and religious freedom representative of the European Baptist Federation (EBF), is the nominee for the 2018 Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award.