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 […]
Argentina steps closer to legalising abortion
Source: BBC News Catholic Argentina’s lower house has backed a bill legalising abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. After a divisive debate lasting more than 22 hours, 129 […]
A New Publication Launched by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: Human Rights & Islam Journal
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‘My body, my choice’: Argentina moves closer to legal abortion with key vote
Source: The Guardian BY Elizabeth Sulis Kim Even as calls for women in Argentina to be given the legal right to abortion have grown louder on its cities’ streets, a change in the […]
Irish Catholic hospitals ‘will have to perform abortions’
Source: BBC News Irish hospitals with a Catholic ethos will be expected to carry out abortions when new laws on terminations come into effect, the Irish prime minister has said. […]
‘Make Sure Not to Talk Any Arabic’: American Muslims and Their Guns
Source: The New York Times Photographs by AMR ALFIKY Text by ADEEL HASSAN When Sheima Muhammad takes her Glock pistol to her local gun range in central Ohio, she gets funny looks. […]
UK top court says it can’t demand abortion law change in Northern Ireland
Source: Reuters BY Estelle Shirbon, Amanda Ferguson LONDON/BELFAST (Reuters) – Britain’s Supreme Court expressed the view on Thursday that Northern Ireland’s strict abortion law was incompatible with the European Convention on […]
Denmark Talks (Reluctantly) About a Ban on Circumcising Boys
Source: The New York Times By Martin Selsoe Sorensen COPENHAGEN — Denmark has a long record of taking daring steps on issues like gender rights, development aid and green energy. […]
Portugal parliament rejects legal euthanasia in divisive vote
Source: Reuters By Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s parliament rejected on Tuesday a bill that would have legalized voluntary euthanasia for terminal patients in the Catholic-majority country by a […]