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El Tribunal Constitucional de Polonia se pronuncia a favor de la libertad de conciencia

VARSOVIA (26 de junio de 2019) – Hoy, el Tribunal Constitucional de Polonia ha confirmado que los proveedores de servicios y los propietarios de empresas tienen derecho a dirigir sus negocios de acuerdo con sus convicciones sin correr el riesgo de ser acusados penalmente. La decisión del Tribunal invalida una decisión anterior del Tribunal Supremo de Polonia, que había...

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Biggest US human rights ministerial: „Protect those facing violence and persecution“

WASHINGTON DC (19 July 2019) – This week, the second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom took place in Washington DC from 16-18 July. The Ministerial was hosted by the Office of International Religious Freedom of the US Department of State and focused on the challenges facing international religious freedom, stories told by the victims of persecution, and potential solutions...

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Un informe de EE.UU. sobre la libertad religiosa muestra que la persecución sigue creciendo en muchos países

WASHINGTON DC (25 de junio de 2019) - Recientemente, el 21 de junio, el Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos, Pompeo, publicó el informe anual de 2018 sobre la libertad religiosa internacional. El él se destacan algunos de los éxitos de la libertad religiosa del año pasado, como la liberación del pastor Andrew Brunson de Turquía y de...

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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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