STRASBOURG (5 December 2019) – Amidst reports of increasing religious persecution in Russia and in the run up to Christmas, an international human rights organization has brought a case alleging...
Published on 04 Dec 2019
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
What’s at Stake The freedom of churches to regulate their own affairs without state interference Summary The principle of church autonomy has been a cornerstone of Western democracies since the...
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 2017ECHR upholds freedom of churches to select, appoint, and replace their personnel in accordance with church teaching and without state interference What’s at Stake: Principle of church autonomy Summary: Should...
Published on 30 Jan 2017
In April 2019, the Russian authorities interrupted the Sunday service of a Baptist community in Verkhnebakansky. They accused the community of using a residential property for worship. However, under Russian...
Published on 06 Dec 2019
More 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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