Thanks to its recognition by the the UN: "Last week, the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations unanimously granted special consultative status to the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ). This special designation enhances our ability to shape the global debate on religious freedom and human rights and dignity. With the special consultative status, the ECLJ will now be in the unique position to file legal briefs and memorandums with UN governing bodies on a wide range of global issues. This designation is the next logical step in the development of our global outreach; and it will empower the ECLJ in the ongoing struggle to influence the world’s decision-makers to recognize the concept that freedom and liberty are universal, God-given and inalienable rights that must be protected."