Northern Irish bakers Daniel & Amy McArthur will not be forced to ice messages that are incompatible with their religious beliefs
Continue readingSweet victory for freedom of conscience: Europe’s top court tosses out attempt to re-open cake dispute
Open letter to President Biden: Please don’t ignore “rampant violence” in Nigeria
46 leading global advocates and organisations for religious freedom call for Biden Administration to reinstate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern”.
Continue readingPress Statement: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
The case presents an opportunity for the Court to uphold Mississippi’s law protecting unborn children and their mothers, affirm that life is a human right, and overturn the harmful precedent set in 1973.
Continue readingEurope’s Top Court to rule on Covid-19 worship ban challenges
Is it legal for a government to completely ban public worship in the name of protecting public health?
Continue readingAs churches reopen, Ugandan faith groups recommit to challenging Summer worship ban
The government concession comes after three cases have been filed to challenge Covid-19 restrictions which maintained a blanket ban on worship, even when malls and business centers could open.
Continue reading“Near helpless” response of international community will embolden those responsible for atrocities in Afghanistan, UN warned
More than six weeks after the rapid takeover of the Taliban in Afghanistan, civil society groups are still calling on states to take resolute action to protect vulnerable religious minorities who face serious threats to their lives.
Continue readingAVISO: Webinar – The Forgotten Christian Minorities in Myanmar
Recent world events have called attention to the significance of religious freedom. But is the international community doing enough to protect the human rights of those persecuted for their faith?
Continue readingHigh Court Ruling: abortion up to birth for babies with Down Syndrome not discriminatory
“We hope to see this decision appealed” – ADF International’s Robert Clarke has issued this response to the High Court’s judgment regarding abortion up to birth for babies with disabilities.
Continue readingEU Resolution on Afghanistan demonstrates a “guilty lack of attention to Christians”, says Co-Chair of Intergroup on FORB
Failure to focus on the persecution of Christians can “lead politics to be timid towards regimes that violate religious freedom on a daily basis,” said Carlo Fidanza MEP.
Continue readingInternational day commemorating victims of violence based on FORB
This week, a Pakistani Christian couple, who had been on death row for seven years on false blasphemy charges, has safely arrived in Europe*.
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