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In recent years, almost all Western nations have adopted anti-discrimination equality legislation. At first glance, this seems like a good idea. After all, who could be against equality? As the United States considers Nancy Pelosi’s Equality Act, it is worth pausing to survey the other Western countries that have already gone down this path. read more..
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The Home Secretary orders urgent investigation after Home Office letter quoted the bible to “prove” that Christianity was not a peaceful religion I’ve seen some fairly bizarre takes from members of parliament and civil servants on the bible over the years, although none of them were quite as spectacular as a recent denial of asylum to an Iranian Christian on...
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Tehmina Arora is interviewed by BBC World in Delhi concerning the persecution of Christians in India. "For the first time, India, the worlds largest democracy has entered the world watch list top 10 with allegations that Hindu extremists are acting with impunity and carrying out violent attacks on Christians and churches." https://youtu.be/BVzvRH8xRw8
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On 10 January 2019, the European Court of Human Rights handed down a judgement on the case of Wunderlich v Germany. Its implications represent a disastrous challenge to the integrity and centrality of the nuclear family in Europe. In 2013, Dirk and Petra Wunderlich awoke to discover that German police and social workers had come to seize custody of their...
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This month marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The blueprint for modern international law was adopted on December 10, 1948, by world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly. The declaration contains 30 articles that have laid the groundwork for the binding international human-rights treaties. The anniversary is, of course, a cause for celebration. The...
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In 1948, with the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, world leaders launched the human rights project rooted in the inherent dignity of every person. The Declaration ushered in an unprecedented approach to human rights as belonging to ‘all members of the human family’—a timeless, and yet groundbreaking, understanding of the universality of human rights. In commemoration of the...
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The plight of Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi underscores the need for the EU to beef up its policy tools on protecting religious freedom, writes Adina Portaru in an opinion piece for EURACTIV. The plight of Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi underscores the need for the EU to beef up its policy tools on protecting religious freedom, writes Adina Portaru in an opinion piece for EURACTIV. Asia...
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"Liberal groups want tech companies to regulate internet speech, and Google might be willing to do it," writes Bonnie Pritchett for WORLD Magazine in a recent article about a leaked internal document called "The Good Censor." She interviewed Paul Coleman, Executive Director of ADF International, who is a free speech expert: “As with other attempts to regulate speech, the Good...
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Comité de Derechos Humanos, Comentario No. 36 al artículo 6 del Pacto de Derechos Civiles y Políticos El martes 30 de octubre, después de un largo proceso de tres años, el Comité de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas emitió el Comentario General No. 36 al Artículo 6 del Pacto de Derechos Civiles y Políticos, el cual se refiere al...
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