European Buddhists call for a ban on ‘conversion therapy’
On a scale rarely seen has a wide range of European Buddhist organisations and teachers expressed their solidarity with the victims of conversion therapy. Conversion therapy has no place in the modern spiritual world.
21 September: International Day of Peace & Non-violence
The theme for 2015 is “Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for All”. Our thoughts go especially to respect for the dignity of all refugees in Europe and of the Rohingya in Myanmar/Burma.
EBU president Jamie Cresswell attended the celebrations for the United Nations Day of Vesak 2014, which took place in the UN building in Bangkok, Thailand over two days.
Open letter of the EBU on violence towards sexual minorities
This is a response from the EBU to the call from the UN Secretary General "to speak out because lives are at stake and because it is our duty to protect the rights of everyone everywhere.”