El Salvador woman freed after 15 years in jail for abortion
Source: BBC News A 34-year-old woman in El Salvador has been freed after spending 15 years in jail for having an abortion. Maira Verónica Figueroa Marroquín was released after her […]
Source: BBC News A 34-year-old woman in El Salvador has been freed after spending 15 years in jail for having an abortion. Maira Verónica Figueroa Marroquín was released after her […]
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein March 13 at 11:53 AM Email the author Mike Pompeo (left) at a confirmation hearing to be CIA director. (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post) Rex Tillerson during […]
Source: HE DES MOINES REGISTER By Brianne Pfannenstiel Nearly all Iowa abortions would be banned under a measure that faces a looming legislative deadline this week and mounting pressure from outside groups. […]
Source: The Guardian BY Kate Connolly in Berlin A debate over proposals to scrap a Nazi-era law that forbids German doctors from providing information on abortion is expected to set the tone […]
Source: BBC News Argentina’s centre-right government has, for the first time, said it would consider holding a referendum on legalising abortion. It is “on the table”, Cabinet Chief Marcos Peña […]
Source: Reuters DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for an abortion referendum planned for the end of May, ruling that the unborn do not have […]
Source: NPR By DON GONYEA Add Planned Parenthood to the list of organizations looking to take advantage of President Trump’s low approval ratings in the 2018 midterm elections. The organization is not new […]
By I.A. Rehman, Chairman HRC Pakistan HER death was the top news in all media outlets. Tributes to her from national and international leaders have been pouring in large numbers. Millions of people across the country, in Jhuggis as well as in posh bungalows, are numb with grief because the […]
Source: NPR BY AMY HELD The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed a complaint Thursday on behalf of several abortion providers seeking to block a state law that bans abortions “because an unborn […]
Heartbroken that we lost Asma Jahangir – a saviour of democracy and human rights. I met her a week ago in Oxford. I cannot believe she is no more among […]
Source: The Washington Post Since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in 2015, a slew of controversial cases have raised questions over whether LGBT rights can coexist with religious […]
Source: BBC News Image copyrightANKIT SAXENA/FACEBOOKImage captionAnkit Saxena was allegedly stabbed last week by the family of his girlfriend Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has met the family of a […]
Source: The Guardian By Henry McDonald Ireland correspondent A clear majority of Irish people would vote in favour of liberalising abortion laws and allowing terminations on request up to 12 weeks, […]
Source: Religion News Service By Kimberly Winston Sulak Sivaraksa, center, walks to a military court on Dec. 7, 2017, in Bangkok to find out whether the military prosecutor proceeded with the […]
Source: Religion News Service By John Gehring (RNS) — If being “pro-life” only means opposing abortion, we need a better conversation about the myriad ways human life is threatened today. On Friday […]
Source: NPR BY DIAA HADID In a Muslim shrine in Lahore’s ancient quarter, men and women pray around the tomb of a local saint. They hurl garlands and flower petals toward […]
Source: Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) – A Muslim indigenous community in the southern Philippines has suffered widespread human right abuses that could intensify with President Rodrigo Duterte’s extension of martial law […]
Source: Politico By DAN DIAMOND HHS is defending its decision to withhold more than 10,000 public comments on a proposal that could affect access to abortion and care for transgender patients. […]
Exclusive Interview of Sir Iftikhar Ahmad Ayaz, Chairman Int. Human Rights Committee, UK by Saiful Islam, Toronto ———————————————————— Background and nature of work[edit] Based at Tuvalu House, London, England, Dr. Ayaz is the Hon. Consul of the Commonwealth realm of Tuvalu in London. Dr. Ayaz has not been Tuvalu‘s only consular representative in Europe in recent times, since Tuvalu has maintained a consulate […]
Australia child abuse inquiry finds ‘serious failings’ Source: BBC A five-year inquiry into sexual abuse in Australia has released its final report, saying institutions had “seriously failed” to protect children. […]