Canadian sex-ed case: Do parents have the right to say no?
TORONTO – Does Canada grant parents their fundamental right to direct the education of their children? Last week on...
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“Children deserve the loving care of their parents”
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German homeschooling case before European Court of Human Rights
STRASBOURG – On 6 April, ADF International finalized its written submissions in the case of the German homeschooling family...
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Wunderlich v. Germany
The right of parents to freely educate their children at home The right to live out one’s faith in all aspects of life Early on the morning of 29...
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Universal Periodic Review Submissions
The UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) system is used to assess the human rights situations in all 193 Member...
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Johansson v. Sweden
Promoting the best interest of the child Parental rights As Annie and Christer Johansson headed to the airport with their son Domenic in 2009, they were excited about returning...
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Germany (30th Session)
This report explains why Germany must take urgent steps to protect freedom of conscience, expression, and religion, as well as the rights of parents to raise and educate their...
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France (29th Session)
This report explains why France must recognize and protect the rights of parents and legal guardians with respect to their children, as well as the right of all individuals...
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Finland (27th Session)
This report focuses on the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, including medical professionals’ right to conscientious objection to participating in the provision of abortion, parental rights,...
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View All >An Ideological Agenda for Developing Countries-A Review of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 2018 in Newsweek
What do rural women and girls need in order to rise above poverty? Elyssa Koren* addresses...
Read moreParental rights in a Brave New World: a child of the state?
Parental rights are grounded in the idea that parents have the principal responsibility to raise their children. They know...
Read moreNorway’s Abducted Children
Read the full commentary on Forbes.com The Bodnariu family case in Norway sparked angry protests around the globe. The powerful and well-funded child wellfare agency called Barnevernet removed the familie's...
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