A report presented at the 57th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council highlighted the persecution of The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in Jordan. Christine Mirre, director of CAP Freedom of Conscience ‪@caplc‬ emphasized the serious situation facing six members of our faith currently on trial for “heresy,” and facing inprisonment. The report underscored the broader discrimination against The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light community, including the closure of their places of worship and suppression of their religious freedom. The Jordanian government was urged to drop charges and protect religious minorities, with calls for international pressure to ensure these rights are upheld. 57th Session Human Rights Council Hears Alarming Report on Persecution of Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light in Jordan: "We are deeply concerned about the arrest in Jordan in late July of six members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, a new religious movement founded 25 years ago. They were just distributing in public in Amman flyers which simply described traditions related to the appearance of Imam Mahdi. They were detained in unhuman conditions, mice and rats infesting their cells. They were released on bail after about three weeks of detention. But they were forced to pledge a payment of 70,000 US Dollars, should they ever publicly express or propagate again their religion. They will be prosecuted for allegedly “insulting religious feelings of others” and “inciting sectarian strife.” Since 2016, the authorities have arrested several members of the community due to their divergent beliefs from the traditional Muslim views. They have subjected them to repeated brutal interrogation about their faith which is considered to be heretical."