Society for Threatened Peoples (STP)

On the occasion of the third anniversary of the start of the war in Sudan on April 15, the Center for Environmental and Social Studies (CESS Sudan) and the human rights organizations Society for Threatened Peoples and Pax for Peace called for a stronger focus on the drivers of the conflict during a joint press conference in Berlin. They emphasize that European companies are indirectly profiting from the war in Sudan. According to a new report by CESS, German automaker VW is among the German companies sourcing gold from Sudan.

According to the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) and indigenous organizations, the passage of a new agricultural law in Bolivia could lead to more land conflicts and significantly weaken indigenous rights. “Ley 157,” which facilitates the conversion of smallholder farms into medium-sized and larger agricultural enterprises, primarily strengthens agribusiness interests.

On the third anniversary of the outbreak of war in Sudan and ahead of the international Sudan Conference in Berlin, Sudanese civil society organizations are hosting a press conference to present demands to European Union decision-makers, national governments, and other participants in the Sudan Conference. The event is organized by the Center for Environmental and Social Studies (CESS Sudan) and other Sudanese civil society organizations and hosted by the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP).

The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) mourns the passing of CDU politician Christian Schwarz-Schilling and honors his steadfast and credible commitment to human rights, ethnic and religious minorities, and the politically persecuted. The human rights organization particularly highlights his extraordinary commitment to ending the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and supporting the victims of the genocide alongside its founder, Tilman Zülch.

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This Easter, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) is drawing attention to the precarious situation of Christian communities in Syria, which are threatened by radical political Islam. “Christians in Syria cannot freely practice their faith without fear of violence and repression. They are subjected to systematic discrimination and targeted attacks by the Islamist regime,” said Dr. Kamal Sido, the STP’s Middle East consultant, today in Göttingen.

“While Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes the leader of the Syrian Islamists as a state guest, Christian communities are being attacked in Syria. Amid his zeal for deporting people to Syria, Merz must not forget the plight of Christians in Syria,” emphasizes the STP’s Middle East consultant, Dr. Kamal Sido, on the occasion of al-Sharaa’s reception in Berlin.

The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) strongly criticizes the planned visit of Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (Islamist combat name Mohammed al-Golani) to Berlin and calls for his invitation to be revoked.

The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) and FIAN Germany view the reports from two presidential commissions in Tanzania with great concern. These commissions recommend large-scale resettlement of the indigenous Maasai from key protected areas such as the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in the north of the country. In the view of the human rights organizations, the commissions’ proposals are in clear contradiction to fundamental human rights standards and the rights of Indigenous Peoples.