"The recent USCIRF report reminds us that around the world people are facing persecution and denial of their fundamental rights. Christians in particular face widespread and severe persecution." https://t.co/R0oHupdu7K
Core to #ReligiousFreedom is the right to choose, change, or renounce your religion.
Yet, in dozens of countries, apostasy & religious conversion remain criminal. Punishments range from fines to death.
People of all faiths & no faith must stand together & oppose such laws.
BREAKING: A court has ruled the forced closure of places of worship in Scotland is unlawful and breached human rights.
Lord Braid said Scottish ministers had only paid “lip service” to the right to freedom of religion.
The ruling may have implications for any future lockdowns.
This could never happen, said those who called my stance against Bill C16 alarmist. I read the law and saw that it was, to the contrary, inevitable https://t.co/zi8vB5x4x0
“A decade ago it seemed as if there may be dramatic changes at work across the Middle East and North Africa.” Here are some reflections collected by @jaybark7 of the @RFInstitute on where things stand today: https://t.co/a95yXLyiFk
#ArabSpring
Find out about instances of Christian persecution reported by the Gatestone Institute: "Nowhere to Turn for Safety": The Persecution of Christians, February 2021
https://t.co/7NfOFxt4Ie
Iran's prisoners of conscience are singled out for harsh treatment. They are routinely denied medical care.
World leaders must demand their release.
Thank you Commissioner @g_manchin, Commissioner @nadinemaenza, @RepDLamborn, & Rep. @janschakowsky for already doing so.
Numerous prisoners of conscience remain behind bars in Iran.
Golrokh Iraee is one of them.
She was detained in 2016 after criticizing the practice of stoning women.
Two Christians in Pakistan have been charged with #blasphemy for polite street #evangelism.
Their crime? Holding beliefs that “hurt the religious feelings” of three people.
Their punishment? If convicted, they’ll be sentenced to death.
https://t.co/hpGyHiSBCZ
@ADFIntl#Myanmarcoup what has happened in the country since 2017 to religious minorities is amounting to crimes against humanity. With the main perpetrators now back in power, the intl. community should act.
Very proud of my colleague @giorgiomazzoli for shining a light on the human rights situation in #Myanmar.
Watch his statement delivered today at the @UN#HumanRightsCouncil.
https://t.co/8NSAcwtlZW
Stop the Myanmar genocide – human rights groups stand up for religious minorities at UN Human Rights Council after military coup | ADF International https://t.co/FMY4ODaR3t
Yet another example of #blasphemy laws being used to settle personal scores.
Even though police realized the accusation was a pretext, they’ve now filed charges to appease the violent mob.
https://t.co/mlLkLrVoqY