This report provides an overview of the situation of freedom of religion or belief in Lebanon, with a particular focus on the treatment of Christians and other religious minorities, ex-Muslim converts, and refugees. It further argues that the country’s anti-blasphemy and defamation of religion legislation is incompatible with its obligations under international human rights law.
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This report outlines how efforts to implement comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) based on purported ‘United Nations standards’ conflict with Austria’s international human rights obligations, particularly with regard to the rights of the child and parental rights.
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This report outlines how efforts to implement comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) based on purported ‘United Nations standards’ conflict with Austria’s international human rights obligations, particularly with regard to the rights of the child and parental rights.
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This report highlights the incompatibility of the 2021 Online Safety Act, as well as the actions of the eSafety Commissioner, with Australia’s obligations regarding the right to freedom of expression under international law. It further examines the urgent need for Australia to comply with its obligations regarding the rights of the child and parental rights and calls for effective measures to safeguard children from experimental and life-altering medical procedures that are documented to have irreversible negative impacts on their health and well-being.
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This report highlights the urgent need for the United States of America to take decisive action to protect children by respecting the fundamental human right and responsibility of parents to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of their children, particularly their right to protect their children from efforts to impose gender ideology in education and healthcare.
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This report addresses the state of freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression in the Maldives, highlighting existing restrictions and government policies that contravene its obligations under international human rights law.
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This report addresses the situation of religious minorities in Libya, including the impact of laws prohibiting “offenses against religion”, such as blasphemy, or restricting the peaceful propagation of one’s religion and other forms of expression deemed to create societal harm. It also highlights the de facto criminalization of apostasy, punishable by death, and the consequences of political instability and insecurity resulting from the targeted activities of violent militias and extremist groups against vulnerable religious and other minorities.
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This submission reports on the implementation of school-based sex education programmes in Honduras, highlighting the country’s shortcomings in meeting its obligations under international human rights law regarding the rights of the child and parental rights.
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This report draws attention to the deteriorating situation of freedom of religion or belief in Belarus.
Continue readingArmenia – Surrogacy (49th Session)
This report, submitted jointly by Casablanca Declaration and ADF International, outlines how Armenia’s legalization of surrogacy undermines its international obligations regarding the rights of children and women under various international human rights instruments. In particular, it highlights the detrimental impact of this harmful practice on the health of surrogate mothers and children.”
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