“Christian candidates to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights should not face discrimination”
Are people of faith barred from being elected to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights?...
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: “Every life deserves care and is worth protecting”
Are people of faith barred from being elected to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights? A coalition of human rights experts and religious freedom advocates voiced their concern this week.
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Edinburgh Council apologises for discriminating against Christian ministry
The City of Edinburgh Council has admitted that they were wrong to cancel a Christian event on the basis of the beliefs of the keynote speaker.
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Pro-life ads censored in Slovenia – Ruling expected
Can state-owned service providers pull down ads that authorities decide they don’t like? In Slovenia, a state-owned bus company removed ads commissioned by the pro-life NGO Zavod ŽIV!M.
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Pakistani Christians cleared of blasphemy charges escape death sentence
PUNJAB (3 June 2021) – The Lahore High Court has overturned a death sentence for a Catholic Pakistani couple. A session court had sentenced Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel to death by...
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30,000+ call on Inter-American Court to affirm religious freedom and parental rights
Are religious freedom and parental rights under threat in Latin America? At least 30,000 citizens in 18 Latin America countries think so.
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German court upholds ban on prayer vigil near abortion organization
PFORZHEIM/KARLSRUHE (17 May 2021) – Prohibitions on silent prayer gatherings in the proximity of an abortion organization may remain – so indicates a German court’s ruling on 12 May, which dismissed the...
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“4 out of 5 five people live in countries with high or severe restrictions on religious freedom”
Most people live in environments with significant restrictions on freedom of religion. These are the findings presented by US Secretary...
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Church autonomy and parental rights challenged at top human rights court of the Americas
Washington D.C. (10 May 2021) - Will the decisions of parents be respected when it comes to the religious education of their children? The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will...
Published on 10 May 2021
