Religious Freedom
- Religious freedom violations and human rights abuses worsen in Belarus
– Forum 18 - Pakistan has failed to protect religious minorities from forced conversions, admits lawmaker
– Zee News - Burkina Faso: Fulani pastor brings hope to stigmatised communities
– World Watch Monitor - Nigeria: Young Christian man hacked to death
– Morning Star News - Chile: Christian organisation denounces arson attacks on two Catholic Churches
– Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Marriage & Family
- Pope Francis backs same-sex civil unions for first time as pontiff
– Sky - Australia: New South Wales teachers told to keep student’s gender secrets from parents
– Daily Telegraph (£) - Canada’s bill to outlaw LGBTQ2 conversion therapy has global influence: UN expert
– CTV - India: Karnataka High Court notice on plea challenging constitutionality of law to protect rights of transgender persons
– The Hindu
Sanctity of Life
- Top Polish court to rule on abortions for birth defects
– Urdu Point - Malawi: Survivors of abortion against Termination of Pregnancy Bill
– Nyasa Times - Slovakia: Abortion legislation will not change
– Slovak Spectator - Northern Ireland Health Minister urged to provide for remote abortion care
– Belfast Telegraph - Insurance firms, doctors and Hollywood among those accused of pushing ‘assisted suicide’
– Independent
