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In spite of a rich tradition and legal framework supportive of freedom of conscience and the right to practice, profess, and promote the religion of one’s choice, religious minorities in India find themselves frequent victims of religiously motivated violence. Every year there is an increase in incidents where Christians were targeted for their faith. The cases included physical assaults, threats,...
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Public spaces protection orders used against pro-life campaigners are ripe for a legal challenge, Laurence Wilkinson wrote in an opinion piece for The Times. Ealing council in London will consider implementing a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) this evening that will make it a criminal offence to pray outside the Marie Stopes clinic on Mattock Lane. More generally, the order will...
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What do rural women and girls need in order to rise above poverty? Elyssa Koren* addresses this question in her opinion piece for the Daily Signal, which was also published by Newsweek. In her analysis, she exposes the ideological agenda at the United Nations to pressure developing countries into providing abortions, “comprehensive sexuality education,” and reduced parental rights. The real issues like poverty...
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The pressure increases. Members of the Hemispheric Congress of Parliamentarians denounced the violations on national sovereignty in Latin America by international institutions. They particularly warned of interventions made through the Organization of American States, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Recently, legislators from Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, and Guatemala gathered to express their...
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Speech by Lord Alton at ADF International Media Symposium, September 2017 My friend Alan Sears – who it’s wonderful to welcome here tonight with Paula – has a love of G.K.Chesterton that I share. Alan recently used these words of Chesterton, that appear in“What’s Wrong With The World” and that are about the nature of freedom. Chesterton, with his love of paradox, believed...
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One person’s choice affects so many others, as Tom Mortier, a teacher in Belgium discovered. He once supported the country’s liberal euthanasia laws for the reasons that many do: it seemed to him if a person wants to end their life, it’s their choice. But one person’s tragic decision changed all that. Read the full entry on our FreedomBlog here.
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The United Nations would, one might think, serve as a force for the protection of free speech globally. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), for example, declares that “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any...
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Since the beginning of 2017, the Academic Freedom Monitor reports over 75 infringements of academic freedom worldwide. That number might seem low - but the impact is far greater. Read the full article on our FreedomBlog!
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Parental rights are grounded in the idea that parents have the principal responsibility to raise their children. They know their children best and have their best interests at heart. Parents are entitled to ensure that their children are taught in conformity with their own convictions. Be those religious or philosophical. Troublingly, a new concept is rapidly creeping in through the...
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