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 […]
Mike Pompeo, Trump’s pick to replace Tillerson, has long worried Muslim advocates
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 […]
‘Fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban faces looming deadline and uncertain future in Iowa House
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. […]
German parties to vote on ‘out of date’ Nazi-era abortion law
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 […]
Argentina abortion: Referendum ‘on the table’, government says
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 […]
Irish Supreme Court clears the way for May referendum on abortion
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 […]
Planned Parenthood Plans Major Political Effort In Key States For 2018 Midterms
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 […]
Pakistan – How she became Asma?
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 […]
ACLU Sues To Halt ‘Unconstitutional’ Down Syndrome Abortion Law In Ohio
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 […]
Malala: Heartbroken that We Lost Asma Jahangir – a Savior of Democracy and Human Rights
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 […]
Can LGBT rights and religious rights coexist? Kim Davis-like case tests the waters
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 […]
Delhi chief minister condemns murder of Hindu man
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 […]
Majority in Ireland ‘would vote in favour of relaxing abortion laws’
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, […]
Renowned Buddhist scholar faces jail for ‘criticizing’ Thai monarchy
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 […]
‘Pro-life’ must encompass more than opposition to abortion
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 […]
Pakistan’s Transgender Women, Long Marginalized, Mobilize For Rights
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 […]
U.N. says ‘massive’ rights abuses in southern Philippines could intensify under martial law
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 […]
HHS defends withholding comments critical of abortion, transgender policy
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. […]
Human Rights Committee Chair Exclusive Interview
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 Sexual Abuse ‘A National Tragedy’
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. […]