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Janet Epp Buckingham

Janet Epp Buckingham

Janet lives in Ottawa, Canada and has served as the Director of Global Advocacy for the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) since July 2021. She is also the Executive Editor of the International Journal for Religious Freedom, the flagship publication of the International Institute for Religious Freedom.
Janet is a Professor of Political Studies at Trinity Western University with a research focus on religious freedom law in Canada and internationally. She is also the Co-Director of the International Institute for Religious Freedom (Vancouver). She has a doctorate in Public Law from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Janet served as Director of Law and Public Policy for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada from 1999 to 2006. She was also a Global Ambassador for the WEA during that time, focusing on advocacy for religious freedom at the United Nations in Geneva.

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WEA delegation at the conference

Advancing religious freedom must be a priority for global leaders

8 July 2022The UK government should be commended for organising this much needed event, bringing together politicians and civil society from around the world, to highlight issues of persecution on the basis of faith. It was especially encouraging to see the focus on the plight of women and girls, who are already vulnerable in many countries, but doubly so, when they are part of religious minorities. But this is only the start. The conference included a who’s who of experts and advocates, at the centre of…

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