
Rodrigo Iván Cortés: Mexico
Rodrigo Iván Cortés, former Mexican Congressman and civil society leader, was convicted of various forms of “violence” for Tweets relating to transgender issues.
Tomás Henríquez
DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY, LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
Tomás Henríquez serves as director of advocacy for Latin America & Caribbean with ADF International.
Tomás Henríquez serves as senior counsel for OAS and Latin America with ADF International. The OAS and Latin America teams lead advocacy efforts defending the sanctity of life, marriage, family, parental rights, and religious freedom at the Organization of American States and its many bodies, as well as providing support to regional allies all across the Latin American states.
Before coming on board with ADF International Henríquez worked as head of legal counsel for the Ministry of Education of Chile. His previous work also includes the founding and management as executive director of Comunidad y Justicia, a Chilean human rights NGO involved in the defence of the right to life, religious freedom, free speech, and parental rights through litigation and legislative advocacy efforts.
Henríquez earned his law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in 2010, with two votes of distinction. In 2015 he obtained his LLM in International Legal Studies with a certificate on human rights law from Georgetown University, graduating with distinction and as part of the Dean’s list. Henríquez previously served as an adjunct professor on international human rights law at the Universidad de los Andes, Chile.
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Adah had to flee her home after being threatened by her family for her conversion and obtained a protective order in another state.
Pastor Ezekiel was captured and tortured by unidentified men for two weeks in February 2024, and then handed over to the police, who released him.
David was captured and tortured by unidentified men for two weeks in February 2024, and then handed over to the police, who charged him with kidnapping and obtained a conviction without a lawyer in 3 days. In July, the High Court in Northern Nigeria overturned his wrongful conviction. He is now free.
Naomi had to flee her home after being threatened by her family for her conversion, and obtained a protective order in another state.
Nigerian Christian mother of 5, Rhoda Jatau, has been acquitted after being imprisoned for 19-months for allegedly sharing a video on WhatsApp.
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In March 2020, a dangerous mob burned down his house and the Hisbah religious police, an official authority in charge of enforcing Sharia law, arrested Yahaya. Shortly after, the young man was convicted in a Sharia court for his alleged “blasphemy” and sentenced to death by hanging. His Supreme Court appeal has the potential to overturn Sharia-based blasphemy laws in Northern Nigeria.
Adah had to flee her home after being threatened by her family for her conversion and obtained a protective order in another state.
Pastor Ezekiel was captured and tortured by unidentified men for two weeks in February 2024, and then handed over to the police, who released him.
David was captured and tortured by unidentified men for two weeks in February 2024, and then handed over to the police, who charged him with kidnapping and obtained a conviction without a lawyer in 3 days. In July, the High Court in Northern Nigeria overturned his wrongful conviction. He is now free.
Naomi had to flee her home after being threatened by her family for her conversion, and obtained a protective order in another state.
Nigerian Christian mother of 5, Rhoda Jatau, has been acquitted after being imprisoned for 19-months for allegedly sharing a video on WhatsApp.
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In March 2020, a dangerous mob burned down his house and the Hisbah religious police, an official authority in charge of enforcing Sharia law, arrested Yahaya. Shortly after, the young man was convicted in a Sharia court for his alleged “blasphemy” and sentenced to death by hanging. His Supreme Court appeal has the potential to overturn Sharia-based blasphemy laws in Northern Nigeria.
Päivi Räsänen, a member of parliament and devoted grandmother from Finland, charged with 'hate speech' for voicing her deeply held beliefs on the Christian view of marriage and sexuality.
Die engagierte Lebensschützerin aus Großbritannien, die festgenommen wurde, als sie still in der Nähe einer Abtreibungsklinik auf einer öffentlichen Straße betete.
Ein ehemaliger Kongressabgeordnete aus Mexiko, der bestraft wurde, nachdem er die biologische Wahrheit der zwei Geschlechter verteidigt hatte.
Aus dem Sudan, deren Ehe von einem Scharia-Gericht aufgelöst wurde und die mit 100 Peitschenhieben und Lebensgefahr bedroht wurden, nur weil sie zum Christentum konvertierten.
Ein christliches Paar aus Pakistan, das 7 Jahre lang in der Todeszelle saß, weil sie angeblich eine blasphemische Textnachricht versendet hatten - obwohl beide weder lesen noch schreiben können.
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