Defending Freedom. Seeking Justice.
Worldwide
ADF International is an alliance-building human rights organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith. We are at the forefront of defending religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and marriage and family around the world.
How We Help
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Advocacy
We engage in advocacy before national and international institutions and tribunals, where we have a notable record of success. Our high profile cases have a far-reaching, long lasting legal impact.
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Training
ADF International is transforming legal systems by building a strong alliance of Christian professionals through several world-class training programmes.
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Funding
ADF International provides funding for cases with high potential to set major international legal precedents. Since our launch, we’ve provided more than €40m in grant funding for hundreds of cases and legal projects.
How Funding Works
“Religious freedom stands at the pinnacle of our concerns”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (26.7.2018) – Today, ADF International and the James Dobson Family Institute co-sponsored a side event at the margins of the “Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom”. Hosted by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the Ministerial is a three-day gathering of high-level government officials, civil society representatives, and religious leaders discussing the right to religious freedom as...
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Canadian Supreme Court Approves Discrimination Against Those Who Attended Christian College
This September, I am sending my son from the Arizona desert to the rolling green...
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Families charged for pulling children out of school over Pentecost long weekend
In Germany, kids have to go to school whether their parents want them there or...
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India and its Anti-conversion laws
In spite of a rich tradition and legal framework supportive of freedom of conscience and the right to practice,...
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We are committed to cultivating a future in which truth and justice are upheld, and where religious freedom is robustly protected and culturally embraced. Will you join us?
