6th anniversary of EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief: Implementation still a way to go
Yesterday marked the sixth anniversary of the adoption of the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief. They are intended to inform the way in which the EU should protect freedom of religion or belief in its external action.
In 2016, the position of the Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU was created. Despite these positive steps, recent reports, both on a national and on an EU level, reveal that violations of freedom of religion are increasing around the world.
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Religious Freedom
- Eritrea: Church raided and Christians arrested
– Christian Solidarity Worldwide - Religious freedom week: The persecution of Copts in Egypt
– National Review - US continues to condemn China’s ‘war on faith’
– Christianity Today - As Brazil debates criminalization of ‘homophobia’, bishops worry about religious liberty
– Crux
Marriage & Family
- In a first, entire prefecture in Japan will register same-sex partnerships
– Japan Times - Ecuador: Over one hundred thousand march against abortion and same-sex marriage
– Catholic Herald - UK LGBT school row: Politicians to debate parents’ rights
– BBC
Sanctity of Life
- UK: Court of Appeal rules that doctors must not force abortion on woman against her will
– Right to Life - US: Judge allows Missouri’s only abortion clinic to stay open for at least five more days
– Reuters - Over a thousand New Zealand doctors reject euthanasia
– Life Site - Canada euthanasia concerns confirmed in UN report
– Scoop