10,000+ call for free speech to be protected on campus
Is there a free speech crisis at UK universities? At least 10,000 members of the public think so and have added their name to a petition addressed to number 10.
Published on 09 Apr 2021
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Let Us Worship: Churches rejoice as worship ban declared unlawful
EDINBURGH (24 March 2021) - The Scottish government's treatment of churches during the pandemic has been unlawful - so ruled Lord Braid in a judgment handed down today from Scotland's...
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Let Us Worship: Court ruling on Scottish government’s worship ban imminent
Has the Scottish government treated churches unlawfully? A judgment answering this question will be handed down tomorrow by Scotland’s top civil court.
Published on 23 Mar 2021
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Mortier v. Belgium
Belgium’s liberal euthanasia laws challenged before European Court What’s at Stake: Promoting the right to life from conception to natural death Protecting the weak and vulnerable in society Summary: Nothing...
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Vitaliy Bak v. Russia
House church not allowed to worship What’s at Stake: Religious freedom The right to practice one’s faith freely in communion with others at a suitable place of one’s choosing Summary...
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Altınkaynak and Others v. Turkey
Turkey defies European Convention on Human Rights by discriminating against Christians What’s at Stake The right to freedom of association for religious foundations and organizations. Summary Turkey ratified the European...
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Let Us Worship
Glasgow priest challenges government to protect freedom of worship, speaks out for deprived parish area
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Let Us Pray
In a free society, everyone should have the freedom to share their deeply held beliefs without fear of censorship.
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Christianity in the Workplace
These resources provide employers with insight on how Christian beliefs might manifest in the workplace, as well as exploring and analysing the relevant law in the area. They aim to...
Published on 17 Mar 2020
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Denmark (38th Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of all people before national and international institutions. As well as having ECOSOC...
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Belgium (38th Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of all people before national and international institutions. As well as having ECOSOC...
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Rede Frei!
Die Broschüre ist in Zusammenarbeit zwischen der Evangelischen Allianz in Deutschland, der Juristenvereinigung Christ und Jurist e.V. und ADF International entstanden. Sie möchte ein Praxisleitfaden zu den deutschen und europäischen Gesetzen zum Schutz...
Published on 06 Oct 2020
Recent Commentaries
View All »A Time for Hope for Free Speech?
"A common-sense judgment from Manchester County Court brings a beam of hope to what has been a long winter chill on expression," writes communications officer Lois McLatchie. Authorities cannot simply...
Published on 08 Apr 2021The right to protest in the UK has been under threat since long before COVID-19.
To be “seriously annoying” is about to be made a crime. But this is not the first time that the right to protest, specifically for women, has been damagingly curtailed....
Published on 18 Mar 2021Free to Disagree? Free Speech in the Age of ‘Cancel Culture’ and ‘Hate Speech’ Laws
Between 1929 and 1939, the 20th century’s ‘indispensable man’ was cast out into what has been called his ‘wilderness years’. The man who would—more than any other—pull western civilization from the brink of collapse was on...
Published on 05 Feb 2021