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Ealing prayer ban challenged in court

- Ideological misuse of "Public Spaces Protection Orders" - Human rights advocates concerned about freedom of speech in London Borough of Ealing LONDON (28.04.2018) – Can public prayer be criminalised in Ealing? Citizens will challenge the recent censorship zone introduced by the London Borough of Ealing. Despite concerns from human rights groups, the Council voted to implement an order aimed at...

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“Disability should not become a death sentence”

WARSAW/BRUSSELS (13 Apr 2018) – Do persons with disabilities have the same rights as everyone else, regardless of their age? On 12 April 2018, ADF International filed an intervention with the Constitutional Tribunal of Poland in a case concerning Polish abortion law. The amicus brief argued that by allowing abortion on the ground of a possible disability of the unborn...

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„Niepełnosprawność nie powinna stać się wyrokiem śmierci”

WARSZAWA / BRUKSELA (12 kwietnia 2018 r) - Czy osoby niepełnosprawne mają takie same prawa jak wszyscy inni, bez względu na ich wiek? W dniu 12 kwietnia 2018 r. ADF International wystąpiło z opinią przyjaciela sądu do Trybunału Konstytucyjnego w sprawie dotyczącej polskiego prawa aborcyjnego. Ta opinia argumentowała, że dopuszczając aborcję ze względu na możliwą niepełnosprawność nienarodzonego dziecka, Polska dyskryminuje...

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“Respeten la voluntad del pueblo” – Audiencia del congreso peruano sobre extralimitación de la Corte Interamericana

LIMA/WASHINGTON DC (12 Apr 2018) – Una delegación del Congreso Hemisférico de Parlamentarios se dirigió el 10 de abril al Congreso de Perú sobre el tema de la extralimitación constante de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, que tiene sede en Costa Rica. La audiencia se lleva a cabo a la misma vez que aumenta el reconocimiento de agendas políticas del...

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“Respect the people’s will” – Peruvian Congress hearing on overreaching Inter-American Court

LIMA/WASHINGTON DC (10 Apr 2018) – On 10 April, a delegation of the Hemispheric Congress of the Americas addressed the Congress of Peru on the constant overreach of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, based in Costa Rica. This comes amid a rising awareness that foreign political agendas are being imposed on American countries, trying to forcefully change family-policies and...

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What 50th anniversary of death of Martin Luther King, Jr. says about extremism laws

VIENNA – On 4 April 2018, we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Nobody should be persecuted because of their conscience. In his famous letter from Birmingham jail in 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. reveals that he was labelled an extremist for peacefully campaigning for the civil rights of African Americans. He concluded...

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Un espoir pour Pâques? La Cour Suprême indienne protège un leader chrétien tandis que le conflit anti-conversion se poursuit

NEW DELHI – Le 27 Mars 2018, la Cour Suprême indienne a pris la décision de ne pas emprisonner l’important leader chrétien Amit Kumar Soren dans l’attente de son procès. Amit Kumar Soren est professeur au Christian College St. Columba dans l’Etat de Jharkhand. En 2016, la police a engagé des poursuites criminelles à son econtre, l’accusant de se...

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Hope for Easter? Indian Supreme Court protects Christian leader while anti-conversion conflict continues

  NEW DELHI – On 27 March 2018, the Supreme Court of India protected the prominent Christian leader Amit Kumar Soren from being imprisoned while awaiting trial. He is a professor at the Christian College St. Columba in the State of Jharkhand. Earlier in 2016, police filed criminal charges against Soren accusing him of engaging in deliberate acts intended to outrage...

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New Bill on conscientious objection: UK is not doing enough to protect rights of medical staff

LONDON – On Friday, 26 January 2018, the House of Lords will hold its second reading of a recently introduced Bill seeking better protection for healthcare professionals with a conscientious objection. Human rights advocates believe that the proposal would significantly improve the situation faced by doctors, nurses, midwives, and pharmacists in the UK. “No one should be forced to choose...

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