Report a Case — FoRB Observation, Incident & Success Story – African Freedom of Religion or Belief Observatory (AFORBO)

AFORBO Report Form (EN)

AFRICAN FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF OBSERVATORY (AFORBO)

“Religious Freedom for the Africa We Want”

FoRB Observation, Incident & Success-Story Report

Confidential — submitted through the AFORBO secure channel

Record facts, not opinion. Collect only what is needed. Anonymize anyone at risk. Do no harm — if completing or sending any part of this form could endanger a person, stop and consult the National Observatory. For imminent danger, raise an urgent alert first. Sections 1–6 apply to every report; then complete the violation/incident sections, or the best-practice/success-story section, depending on your report type.

SECTION 1 — REPORT IDENTIFICATION

Report reference no.

Date of report

Focal person code

National Observatory

Region (AU)

Report type

Best practice / success story

Violation / incident

Situation update

Urgent alert

Sensitivity classification

Standard

Sensitive

Highly sensitive (restricted access)

SECTION 2 — CONFIDENTIALITY & CONSENT

Complete this section before recording any personal account. It governs how AFORBO may use the information.

Was informed consent obtained from the affected person(s) / witness(es)?

Yes

Not applicable (no personal account recorded)

Consent level given

Full (details + identity within AFORBO / partners)

Anonymized (facts only, no identifying detail)

Restricted (AFORBO internal picture only)

Withheld (do not document their account)

Sharing permissions

May be used in AFORBO reports

May be shared with partners for support / advocacy

Do not share externally

Any special protection request

SECTION 3 — EVENT / OBSERVATION DETAILS

Date(s) of event

Time (approx.)

Location

Setting

Is this a…

Single event

Ongoing situation

Recurring pattern

SECTION 4 — CATEGORY (tick all that apply)

Actor(s) / key contributor(s)

State / official

Non-state (armed group, mob, employer, family, community)

Faith / interfaith or civil-society body

Not known

SECTION 5 — DESCRIPTION (objective account — the 5W + H)

WHO was involved or affected, WHAT happened, WHEN, WHERE, WHO is responsible or to be credited (if known), and HOW you know. Write only what can be seen and shown. For a violation, use “alleged / reportedly” for anything not personally witnessed.

Description

SECTION 6 — SOURCES & VERIFICATION

Sources of information

Corroboration

Corroborated by 2+ independent sources

Single source / uncorroborated

Source reliability (A–F)

Information credibility (1–5)

VIOLATION / INCIDENT — Sections 7–9 (complete for a violation or incident report)

Number affected

Belief / community affected

Vulnerability notes

Alleged actor(s)

Impact — details / numbers

Action taken by focal person

Protection needs identified

Urgent alert?

YES — imminent / ongoing danger

Recommended follow-up

BEST PRACTICE / SUCCESS STORY — Section 10

Describe a positive development — a law, ruling, practice, or community action that protected or advanced freedom of religion or belief. Record facts you can show, and credit people or institutions only with their consent.

What was achieved

Who or what made it possible (name only with consent)

Who benefited, and how

Why it matters for FoRB

Lessons learned / how it could be replicated

Recognition or follow-up recommended

May this story be featured publicly by AFORBO?

Yes — with names (consent obtained)

Yes — anonymized

No — internal learning only

SECTION 11 — FOCAL PERSON ATTESTATION

Focal person code / name

Date

Attestation

I confirm that this report is truthful to the best of my knowledge, made in good faith, that I have distinguished fact from allegation, and that I have respected consent, confidentiality, and the do-no-harm principle.