GLASGOW (21 March 2019) – On 20 March, the pro-life student society “Glasgow Students for Life” was granted affiliation by the Glasgow University Students’ Representative Council. This followed a legal...
Published on 21 Mar 2019
STRASBOURG (15 January 2019) – Today, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in the case of Altınkaynak and others v. Turkey that Turkey violated the right to freedom of...
Published on 15 Jan 2019
- Governments impose obstacles to block citizens from converting to another religion. - The United Nations has failed to protect religious minorities in these countries, despite its creation as the...
Published on 21 May 2018
Turkey defies European Convention on Human Rights by discriminating against Christians What’s at Stake The right to freedom of association for religious foundations and organizations. Summary Turkey ratified the European...
Published on 14 Mar 2014
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Published on 14 Sep 2017
Summary The UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) system is used to assess the human rights situations in all 193 Member States by other Member States. It gives Member States the...
Published on 04 Apr 2017
Die vierfachen Eltern Petra und Dirk Wunderlich aus Hessen kämpfen seit vielen Jahren für das Recht, ihre Kinder zu Hause selbst unterrichten zu dürfen, so wie es in der Mehrheit...
Published on 22 Feb 2019More than 30 police officers and social workers stormed the home of the Wunderlich family. The authorities brutally removed the children from their parents and their home, leaving the family...
Published on 09 Jan 2019
There is mounting cultural and legal pressure against ministers of the Gospel. A pastor arrested for having ‘unsanctioned’ Bible studies in his home; pastors thrown in jail for organizing a...
Published on 22 Mar 2018
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of all people before national and international institutions. As well as having ECOSOC...
Published on 25 Jul 2019ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of all people before national and international institutions. As well as having ECOSOC...
Published on 25 Jul 2019ADF International is a global alliance-building legal organization that advocates for religious freedom, life, and marriage and family before national and international institutions. As well as having ECOSOC consultative status...
Published on 16 Oct 2018
ADF International
Faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of all people.
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