On June 2, 2020, United States President Donald Trump signed a historic Executive Order on Advancing International Religious Freedom (Executive Order 13926). The Order is the first executive order in the United States focusing specifically on international religious freedom, and situates the protection of religious freedom worldwide as a central priority for U.S. foreign policy.
Continue readingResponse to the UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
The UN team has submitted an input to the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights relating to the Questionnaire of the UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls. Our submission reinforces and restates clearly that there is no international right to an abortion, and there is no humanitarian exception for abortion even during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Engaging with the European Court of Human Rights Should Not End with Reading the Judgment
Continue readingProtecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy Comments
The Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy (PLGHA) has allowed the United States to be highly successful in achieving its goals. For this reason, ADF International strongly supports the PLGHA and endorses its extension to contracts.
Continue readingSubmission to the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
The UN team has responded to the call for input on femicide from the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences. The report submission calls attention to the need to formally recognize and prohibit sex-selective practices as femicides.
Continue readingFreedom of Conscience
The right to freedom of conscience protects the right to live in accordance with our deeply held beliefs. Despite being protected by every major human rights treaty, this right is poorly understood and undermined.
Continue readingCombating the Persecution of Christians Worldwide
Since the days of Christ’s first apostles, Christians have faced persecution for their faith. Recent research confirms that the current global persecution of Christians is severe and has been on the rise over the past several years.
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Censored: How European “Hate Speech” Laws are Threatening Free Speech
Censored addresses the rise of so-called ‘hate speech’ laws throughout Europe and their devastating effect on freedom of speech. In Germany, for example, committing an ‘insult’ is a criminal offence and in Poland offending ‘religious feelings’ carries a two year prison sentence.
Continue readingThe United Nations Population Fund and the Illicit Promotion of Abortion
At its founding in 1969, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) had a core mission of restricting population growth in the name of humanitarian and economic development for the developing world.
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