UN Special Rapporteur on religious persecution in India: ‘Solidarity with victims important’
Amidst the COVID-19 crisis in India and a time when attacks and violence against religious minorities in India are on the rise.
ADF International’s partner organization, ADF India, organized a high-profile online conference on the fundamental right to religious freedom, featuring the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
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Religious Freedom
- Nepal: Local officials order halt to construction of church building
– Morning Star News - Australia: New South Wales parliament seeks community input on Religious Freedom Bill
– Epoch Times - Vietnam faithful to pray for victims of persecution
– UCA News - Scotland: Justice Secretary vows to reflect on controversial Hate Crime Bill backlash
– Daily Record
Marriage & Family
- Bermuda: Early 2021 date for same-sex marriage ruling
– Royal Gazette - Russia: Surrogacy center to remain detained till mid-September in kids trade case
– Russian Legal Information Agency - Uproar after Somali lawmaker presents bill to legalise child marriage
– WHTC
Sanctity of Life
- Netherlands: Doctor given formal warning for euthanasia on woman with advanced dementia
– Dutch News - Selective abortion in India could lead to 6.8m fewer girls being born by 2030
– Guardian - 9 in 10 Belgian medics support ‘after-birth abortion’
– Christian Institute - Kenyan Bishops push against abortion bill
– Herald Malaysia Online
