Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), religious leaders, and community members gathered in Walewale, Ghana for the 4th Ghana Interfaith Solidarity March, organized by African Students For Interfaith Tolerance (ASFIT) and its partners under the theme “Protecting the Religious Freedom of Everyone: Uniting Our Voices for Peace and Justice,” the event emphasized the urgent need to protect religious freedom and foster mutual understanding in the face of growing divisions and ethnic-based conflicts.

This year’s edition, which coincided with ASFIT’s 6th anniversary, brought together participants, including youth, women, religious leaders, and traditional authorities to stand in solidarity against religiously motivated hatred, discrimination, and oppression.

Opening the session, ASFIT’s Executive Director Issah Toha Shamsoo underscored the growing global and regional threats to Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), citing examples such as the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand and the Easter Sunday church bombings in Sri Lanka. “These unfortunate events may seem to have happened in faraway countries, but they remind us that hate and extremism know no borders. We must be proactive in standing together as one human people, regardless of our religious differences,” he remarked.

Other speakers also called for interfaith dialogue, empathy, and legal protection for at-risk religious communities.

The event concluded with a collective call for interfaith solidarity, safe worship spaces, and sustained public advocacy to promote tolerance, religious freedom, and mutual respect.