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Tanzania (53rd Session)
This report focuses on Tanzania's persisting challenges relating to the protection and promotion of freedom of religion or…
Thailand (53rd Session)
This submission examines national laws that undermine Thailand's obligations to uphold freedom of religion and expression, including the…
Ireland (53rd Session)
This submission highlights the severe implications that the regulation of abortion in Ireland has on the human right…
Greece (53rd Session)
This report addresses the human rights violations and abuses stemming from the legalization of surrogacy in Greece and…
Somalia (52th Session)
This report outlines concerns regarding the protection of freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression in…
Singapore (52th Session)
This submission outlines concerns regarding Singapore’s restrictions on freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression. These…
Estonia (52th Session)
This report highlights the incompatibility of Bill 232 SE on Amendments to the Penal Code, the Code of…
Denmark (52th Session)
This report highlights the prevalence and normalization of disability-selective abortion in Denmark, particularly in cases involving children diagnosed…
Belgium (52th Session)
This report highlights the alarming rise in euthanasia cases in Belgium and the ever-broadening interpretation of relevant legislation.…
Lebanon (51th Session)
This report provides an overview of the situation of freedom of religion or belief in Lebanon, with a…
Nepal (51th Session)
This report outlines how efforts to implement comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) based on purported ‘United Nations standards’ conflict…
Austria (51th Session)
This report outlines how efforts to implement comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) based on purported ‘United Nations standards’ conflict…
Australia (51th Session)
This report highlights the incompatibility of the 2021 Online Safety Act, as well as the actions of the…
Christianity on Campus
Universities should be havens of free speech and debate, yet students in the UK are fearful that expressing…
United States of America (50th Session)
This report highlights the urgent need for the United States of America to take decisive action to protect…
Maldives (50th Session)
This report addresses the state of freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression in the Maldives,…
Libya (50th Session)
This report addresses the situation of religious minorities in Libya, including the impact of laws prohibiting “offenses against…
Honduras (50th Session)
This submission reports on the implementation of school-based sex education programmes in Honduras, highlighting the country’s shortcomings in…
Belarus (50th Session)
This report draws attention to the deteriorating situation of freedom of religion or belief in Belarus.
Legal Brief to the Polish Parliament on the Hate Speech Bill
ADF International submitted a legal brief to the Polish Parliament challenging the far-reaching Polish Government Bill amending the…
Armenia – Surrogacy (49th Session)
This report, submitted jointly by Casablanca Declaration and ADF International, outlines how Armenia’s legalization of surrogacy undermines its…
Kenya (49th Session)
This report emphasizes the urgent need for Kenya to intensify its efforts to enhance access to maternal healthcare…
Spain (49th Session)
This report highlights the urgent need for Spain to comply with its obligations under international human rights law…
Armenia – Sex Selection (49th Session)
This report highlights the persistent trend of prenatal sex selection in Armenia, resulting in one of the most…
Turkiye (49th Session)
This submission addresses the human rights situation in the Republic of Türkiye with a focus on freedom of…
Krygyzstan (49th Session)
This report addresses the situation of freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression, and the rights…
Kazakhstan (48th Session)
This report outlines how the enjoyment of human rights, particularly freedom of religion and expression, continues to be…
Iraq (48th Session)
This report addresses the situation of religious minorities in Iraq, including particularly the impact of laws criminalizing religious…
Islamic Republic of Iran (48th Session)
This report addresses the adverse impact of laws criminalizing blasphemy and the prohibition of proselytism and apostasy on…
Egypt (48th Session)
This report addresses the situation of religious minorities in Egypt, especially Coptic Christians, particularly the impact of laws…
Bolivia (48th Session)
This report addresses violations of the right to education, including freedom of education, as well as parental rights…
Parental Rights Booklet
As parents, you have natural rights (and also duties) to raise your children. These are pre-political and pre-exist…
Parental Rights
International human rights law recognises parents as their children’s primary caretakers and authorities. Yet, at a time of…
Albania (47th Session)
This report highlights the urgent need for the government of Albania to intensify its efforts to eradicate the…
Costa Rica (47th Session)
This report illustrates the state of homeschooling in Costa Rica, highlighting that relevant restrictions violate its obligations to…
Ethiopia (47th Session)
This report contends that Ethiopia must repeal its blasphemy laws in order to safeguard the full enjoyment of…
Norway (47th Session)
This report acknowledges the positive trend of fewer children being placed in alternative care, which prevents their separation…
Nicaragua (47th Session)
This joint submission highlights systematic patterns of harassment against the Catholic Church and its members in Nicaragua, including…
Vietnam (46th Session)
This report outlines how Malta’s proposed equality legislation lacks appropriate safeguards for freedom of religion or belief, freedom…
Chile (46th Session)
This report outlines how Malta’s proposed equality legislation lacks appropriate safeguards for freedom of religion or belief, freedom…
New Zealand (46th Session)
This report outlines how Malta’s proposed equality legislation lacks appropriate safeguards for freedom of religion or belief, freedom…
Eritrea (46th Session)
This report outlines how Malta’s proposed equality legislation lacks appropriate safeguards for freedom of religion or belief, freedom…
Afghanistan (46th Session)
This report outlines how Malta’s proposed equality legislation lacks appropriate safeguards for freedom of religion or belief, freedom…
Malta (45th Session)
This report outlines how Malta’s proposed equality legislation lacks appropriate safeguards for freedom of religion or belief, freedom…
Saudi Arabia (45th Session)
This report provides information on the state freedom of religion or belief in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.…
Nigeria (45th Session)
the state of freedom of religion or belief and freedom of opinion and expression in Nigeria.
Malaysia (45th Session)
This report highlights the continuing challenges to freedom of religion and expression in Malaysia. In particular, it addresses…
Jordan (45th Session)
This report aims to provide an overview of the status of freedom of religion or belief in Jordan,…
Mexico (45th Session)
This report highlights the growing prevalence of violence, threats and harassment directed at religious leaders and places of…
Canada (44th Session)
{"type":"elementor","siteurl":"httpThe following report is a joint submission between ADF International and Canadian Physicians for Life, focused particularly on…
Germany (44th Session)
This report outlines the situation of freedom of religion and freedom of expression in Germany. It expresses concern…
Russian Federation (44th Session)
This report brings attention to the situation of freedom of religion and expression in the Russian Federation, with…
Bangladesh (44th Session)
This report addresses the state of freedom of religion, of expression, and of association, as well as the…
Uzbekistan (44th Session)
This report brings attention to the situation of freedom of religion and expression in Uzbekistan, with particular attention…
United Arab Emirates (43rd Session)
This report outlines the situation of freedom of religion and freedom of expression in the United Arab Emirates…
Montenegro (43rd Session)
This report stresses the urgent need for the government of Montenegro to intensify its efforts to eradicate the…
Mali (43rd Session)
This report highlights the intense hostility and persecution suffered by religious minorities, particularly Christians, in Mali. Furthermore, it…
Luxembourg (43rd Session)
This report denounces the incompatibility of Luxembourg’s regulation of euthanasia and assisted suicide with the State’s basic obligation…
Israel (43rd Session)
This report examines the discriminatory impact of laws and policies relating to the registration of religious groups and…
France (43rd Session)
This report illustrates the state of homeschooling in France, highlighting that the restrictions on home education resulting from…
Nigeria: Country of Particular Concern
Dear Secretary Blinken:We, the undersigned, are a group of individuals and organizations that advocate for human rights and…
Guatemala (42nd Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of…
Sri Lanka (42nd Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of…
Pakistan (42nd Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of…
Peru (42nd Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of…
Argentina (42nd Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of…
Switzerland (42nd Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of…
Ghana (42nd Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of…
United Kingdom (41st Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of…
Tunisia (41st Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of…
The Netherlands (41st Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of…
Morocco (41st Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of…
Indonesia (41st Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of…
India (41st Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of…
Bahrain (41st Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of…
Algeria (41st Session)
ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of…
Surrogacy, Law & Human Rights
Surrogacy: a marvel of modern biotechnology, or a threat to the inherent dignity of women and children?
The Legalization of Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
This paper makes the case for the prohibition of euthanasia and assisted suicide.
A 'Precious Asset'?
In its first judgement on Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights, the Strasbourg Court held…
Anti-Conversion Laws and the International Response
Four countries in South and Southeast Asia—India, Nepal, Myanmar, and Bhutan—have laws that severely regulate religious conversion. Government…
Freedom of Conscience
A common appeal to conscience is the phrase ‘I couldn’t live with myself if I…’It shows the strength…
The Global Human Rights Landscape
Throughout the world today, marriage is being redefined by national courts and governments, religious liberty is severely threatened,…
Surrogacy
Surrogacy is a practice whereby a woman becomes pregnant with the intention of giving the child by agreement…
Hate Speech Laws
While most will be familiar with the term ‘hate speech’, it is not used by any of the…
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental, universal human right. It is recognized in core international human…
Censorship Zones
A censorship zone sets out a defined area around an abortion facility that prevents citizens from engaging in…
Euthanasia
The principal terms used are ‘euthanasia’ and ‘assisted suicide’. The former is generally understood to be an act…
Summary of the executive order on advancing international religious freedom
On June 2, 2020, United States President Donald Trump signed a historic Executive Order on Advancing International Religious…
Enforcing ECHR Judgments
Engaging with the European Court of Human Rights Should Not End with Reading the Judgment
Freedom of Conscience
The right to freedom of conscience protects the right to live in accordance with our deeply held beliefs.…
Combating the Persecution of Christians Worldwide
Since the days of Christ’s first apostles, Christians have faced persecution for their faith. Recent research confirms that…