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AVISO: Challenges of extremism in South and Southeast Asia: high-level side event at religious freedom Ministerial

WASHINGTON DC (17 July 2019) – How can religious freedom be protected in South and Southeast Asia? This evening, ADF International is co-sponsoring a panel discussion event with the Religious Freedom Institute in Washington, D.C., on freedom of religion in the region. It is titled, “Advancing Religious Freedom in South and Southeast Asia: Religious Minorities and the Challenges of...

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Pakistani converts facing deportation in the Netherlands at real risk of persecution

STRASBOURG (17 July 2019) – Recently, ADF International submitted an intervention in T.M. and S.Y.M. v. the Netherlands at the European Court of Human Rights. A Pakistani Christian couple applied for asylum in the Netherlands based on religious grounds. Their application was rejected and they now face deportation back to Pakistan after the authorities expressed doubts about the genuineness...

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UK Court of Appeal reviews Ealing prayer ban

LONDON (15 July 2019) – Tomorrow, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales will hear the appeal from a High Court decision which upheld a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) around an abortion facility in the London Borough of Ealing. The order, which took effect in April 2018, imposed a censorship zone that criminalised a wide range of...

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Christians most persecuted religious group in the world

LONDON (15 July 2019) – Today, the “Bishop of Truro’s Independent Review for the Foreign Secretary of FCO Support for Persecuted Christians” was presented. It included an extensive review of the extent of persecution of Christians all over the world along with recommendations to the UK Foreign Office on protecting freedom of religion. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt established the...

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AVISO: US conference on international religious freedom amidst human rights crises

WASHINGTON D.C. (10 July 2019) – How to protect and promote global religious freedom? This question will be at the centre of the second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom to take place in Washington D.C. from 16 -18 July 2019. The Ministerial will be hosted by the Office of International Religious Freedom of the US Department of State. Government...

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UN Human Rights Council: Broad alliance of countries calls for better protection of religious freedom worldwide

GENEVA (8 July 2019) – This week, a large group of delegations at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva hosted a side event regarding religious violence and persecution. The event came in the wake of the recent introduction of the “International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief.” It was titled, “One...

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Top European court to hear child welfare case, Bodnariu family forced to flee Norway

STRASBOURG (5 July 2019) – Does a government have the right to take children away from their families without sufficient reason? On 4 July, ADF International filed an intervention in Bodnariu v. Norway at the European Court of Human Rights. In 2015, the five children of the Bodnariu family were taken away from their parents by Barnevernet, the Norwegian...

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AVISO: One step at a time: UN panel discussion on preventing religious violence and persecution

GENEVA (4 July 2019) – How free are we to believe? On 8 July, a group of delegations at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva will address this question during a side event titled, “One Step at a Time: Addressing Religious Violence and Persecution.” The event comes as a follow-up to the adoption of the General Assembly resolution...

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Deutsche Homeschooling Familie gewinnt Sorgerechtsstreit

DARMSTADT/WIEN – Kürzlich verkündete das Amtsgericht in Darmstadt seine Entscheidung zur Famillie Wunderlich, die den Wunsch haben ihre Kinder zuhause zu unterrichten. Das Gericht entschied, dass „von der Ergreifung familiengerichtlicher Maßnahmen“ derzeit abgesehen wird. Vor zwei Wochen sind die zwei jüngeren Kinder und ihre Eltern in Darmstadt wegen des Schulbesuchs der Kinder vor Gericht geladen worden. Nur wenige Wochen nach...

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