In Haiti, slight progress for LGBT rights is seen as victory
Source: Associated Press By DAVID CRARY PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Yaisah Val recently came out publicly as a transgender woman on YouTube, a potentially risky move in a country like […]
Report details sexual abuse by more than 300 priests in Pennsylvania’s Catholic Church
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A new grand jury report says that internal documents from six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania show that more than 300 “predator priests” have […]
Whitewashing India’s Religious Freedom
Mike Ghouse, is president of the Center for Pluralism and is committed to fostering cohesive societies where no human has to live in apprehension or fear of the other. His […]
Saudi Arabia severing ties with Canada
Saudi Arabia ruptures ties with Canada, serving notice to would-be critics Source: The Washington Post By Kareem Fahim and Amanda Coletta RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The storm started with a tweet by Canada’s […]
Hopes of legalizing abortion as Brazil’s supreme court prepares for a two day public hearing
Brazil’s Supreme Court Considers Decriminalizing Abortion Source: The New York Times By Manuela Andreoni and Ernesto Londoño PETRÓPOLIS, Brazil — For three days after she had an illegal abortion, Ingriane Barbosa Carvalho hemorrhaged […]
Argentina set to be the third country in Latin American to broadly legalize abortion
Argentine abortion bill loses momentum after senator pulls support Source: Reuters BY Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Prospects faded over the weekend for a bill that would legalize abortion […]
Saudi Arabia retaliating over human rights criticism by relocating their students from Canada
Saudi Arabia Is Pulling Thousands of Students From Canada in Escalating Dispute Over Human Rights Source: Time By BILLY PERRIGO Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it would be suspending all government-funded […]
Despite strict action by the authorities, more women are protesting for their rights in Iran
In Iran Protests, Women Stand Up, Lift Their Hijab, For Their Rights Source: NPR Tension is rising between Iran and the United States these days. But Iran’s leaders are facing […]
Muslims and non muslims protest face ban in Denmark
A crime or a right? Some Danish Muslims defy face veil ban Source: Reuters BY Emil Nielson COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – When a ban on the wearing of face veils in […]
Protests in Indonesia as girl raped by brother is jailed for abortion
Source: The Guardian BY Kate Lamb in Jakarta Indonesian activists have filed an official complaint against three judges in Sumatra, who sentenced a teenage girl to six months in prison for […]
Argentine doctors protest legal abortion ahead of key vote
Source: Associated Press By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A campaign to expand legal abortions in the homeland of Pope Francis is bitterly dividing Argentines — and increasingly […]
Is China’s atheist Communist Party trying to eradicate Islam?
Source: South China Morning Post In a west China city, Muslim children have been banned from religious activity, while authorities have curtailed the number of people over 16 allowed to […]
Meghan Markle drawn into an online abortion row by Irish Senator
Source: Ian Begley Meghan Markle has been drawn into an online abortion row by Senator Catherine Noone. Ms Markle and Britain’s Prince Harry arrived in Dublin on Tuesday for their […]
MP: May is ‘failing women’ by not acting over Northern Ireland abortion laws
Source: Belfast Telegraph By David Hughes Theresa May has faced calls to act urgently to give MPs the opportunity to liberalise Northern Ireland’s abortion laws. The Prime Minister has been […]
3 babies among 100 dead off Libya as Europe hails new migrant deal
Source: CNN The lifeless bodies of three babies, dressed in brightly colored clothing and looking almost as if they were sleeping, were carried carefully ashore Friday in Libya. Held in […]
Supreme Court rules against California law targeting anti-abortion pregnancy centers
Source: USA Today BY Richard Wolf, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a major blow to a California law requiring anti-abortion pregnancy centers to inform women about publicly funded […]
India the most dangerous country to be a woman, survey shows
Source: CNN India is the most dangerous country in the world to be a woman because of the high risk of sexual violence and slave labor, a new survey of […]
China: new rules to prevent sex-selective abortions raise fears
Source: The Guardian By Lily Kuo New rules restricting abortions in a Chinese province have prompted concern from citizens and activists over state control of women’s bodies. Jiangxi province issued […]
US leaving UN Human Rights Council — ‘a cesspool of political bias’
Source: CNN By Laura Koran, CNN Washington (CNN)US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced the United States is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council Tuesday, accusing the […]
Evangelical Christians step up abortion clinic protests in Queensland
Source: The Guardian BY Ben Smee An evangelical group has ramped up demonstrations outside several Brisbane abortion clinics as Queensland prepares to reform its 1899 laws that make abortion a […]
