Human-Rights Advocates Urge Companies: Cut Ties to Products Made by Prisoners of Conscience in China
Speakers at the 2023 International Religious Freedom Summit detailed how some profit from egregious human-rights violations.
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‘A Fight for Justice and Survival’ in India: Catholic Church Spearheads Protests for Fishing Families Harmed by Indian Port Project
The project, which has disrupted the lives of thousands of members of the fishing community in the Christian heartland of Kerala, is being operated by one of the world’s richest men.
When Rights Go Wrong
COMMENTARY: In the U.S. and abroad, the language of rights is being divorced from the religious and natural-law foundations that gave rise to it — creating a dangerous political climate but also an opportunity for clarity.
Croatian Aid Meant to Show Victims of Nigeria Church Attack That ‘They Are Not Forgotten’
Croatian parliament member Marijana Petir said she was moved to help those suffering in Nigeria because their human rights, including the right to practice their faith, are being violated.
Cardinal Zen May Be in Court in Hong Kong Next Week
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun is scheduled to appear in court May 24, according to a report by a British daily.
International Community Laments Cardinal Zen’s ‘Precarious’ Position
The U.S. bishops call the situation surrounding his arrest ‘alarming.’
The Catholic University of America Awards Honorary Degree to Imprisoned Human-Rights Advocate Jimmy Lai
Son Sebastien Lai accepted the award on his father’s behalf.
New Report Declares Treatment of Christian Minority Women and Girls a ‘Human Rights Catastrophe’
The study found numerous cases of forced kidnapping and exploitation in Egypt, that Christians account for 95% of women and girls seized by Islamists in Nigeria, and that 70% of those forcibly converted and married in Pakistan are Christians.
Vatican: Swarms of ‘Kamikaze’ Mini-Drones Pose Threat to Civilians
“This delegation believes that to prevent an arms race and the increase of inequalities and instability, it is an imperative duty to act urgently,” the Holy See said.
Vatican ‘Foreign Minister’: ‘We Are Against the Idea that Abortion Could be a Human Right’
The European Parliament voted last month in favor of a report describing abortion as “essential healthcare” and seeking to redefine conscientious objection as a “denial of medical care.”
