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European Court of Human RIghts
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Top European Court Takes Up Cases of Christians Banned from Türkiye
European Court of Human Rights formally communicates 20 cases of Christians banned from Türkiye solely for living out their faith ADF International supports 17 cases, highlighting serious, systemic human rights concerns Strasbourg (5 February 2026)…
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European Court of Human Rights Undermines Right to Life for the Disabled Unborn in Polish Case
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Poland following a challenge brought by a woman who had travelled abroad for an abortion after the country’s Constitutional Tribunal struck down eugenic abortion in 2020.
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Top human rights court deems Evangelical church’s appeal inadmissible
Italian Christian community forced to pay tens of thousands in taxes or make “structural modifications” to their place of worship to satisfy the authorities’ demands that their space look more like “a conventional church” Represented…
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From Belgium to Canada, Euthanasia Signals a Deep Crisis of Meaning
Nobody should be offered death as the solution to suffering In 2002, Belgium and the Netherlands became the first countries to legalize euthanasia. Since then, other countries have followed suit, and more countries are considering…
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Assisted suicide ban challenged at Europe’s top human rights court
Dániel Karsai, Hungarian national suffering from progressive neurodegenerative condition, seeks legalization of assisted suicide in Hungary before European Court of Human Rights in oral hearing today. ADF International intervenes, submitting that Hungary is obligated to…
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Challenging COVID Worship Bans
Religious freedom was repeatedly violated during COVID. Yet it is essential for everyone—not only for people of faith. ADF International's Sofia Hörder writes for European Conservative.
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Christian banned from Türkiye brings case before European Court of Human Rights
ADF International files case on behalf of Rachel Zalma* before Europe’s top human rights court after she was unlawfully banned from living in Türkiye.
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Former EU Envoy for Freedom of Religion tackles Covid restrictions on public worship at Europe’s Top Human Rights Court
The former Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU, Dr. Ján Figeľ, has brought a challenge to the 2021 COVID restrictions on public worship in Slovakia at the European Court of…
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Europe’s Top Human Rights Court Condemns Bulgaria for Discriminating Against Christians
Bulgarian government labeled Protestant Christians as “sect”, said that attending their church services could result in “mental disorders”, and warned children against them in school lessons
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Pakistani Christian convert granted protection at Europe’s top court
A Pakistani Christian fearing persecution in case of deportation has won his case at the European Court of Human Rights.
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