Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 18 November 2022
Red Wednesday: United with our persecuted brothers and sisters
(Archdiocese of Toronto)
Blasphemy laws: A global perspective
(Linda Burkle, International Christian Concern)
“We do not sleep with our eyes closed” – how long will the international community fail the people of southern Kaduna?
(Ellis Heasley, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Christian nationalism poses a threat to human rights in Ghana
(Jeffrey Haynes, All Africa)
The role of the church in politics, democracy and governance in Nigeria
(Infoguide Nigeria)
Nepal: Hindu nationalism an easy bait in Nepal general elections
(Sangam Prasain, EFE)
Before World Cup, church leaders highlight human rights concerns in Qatar
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Cardinal asks bishops to challenge lawmakers who want to cut Ukraine aid
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Catholic bishops of the EU call on the world to stop "madness of war" while preserving the integrity of Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
OIC General Secretariat dispatches a mission to observe the presidential elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan
(Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC))
Kazakhstan: "incomprehensible" bank account blocking
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Refusal to register church land: Arnavutkoy
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Bishops side with Dominican Republic president on census issue
(La Croix International)
The debate on the debate on Xinjiang at the Human Rights Council: Three framings
(Aldo Zammit Borda, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
West must act to stop terrorism, Nigerian bishop says
(Simon Caldwell, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Sri Lankan president assures to help Church end disputes
(Rubatheesan Sandran, Union of Catholic Asian News)
OIC Secretary General receives the Head of the ICRC Regional Delegation for the GCC
(Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC))
WCC joins faith leaders in urgent call for higher ambition at COP27
(World Council of Churches)
WCC, Christian Conference of Asia heads co-sign message on attacks in Myanmar, urge redoubling advocacy and engagement for justice
(World Council of Churches)
#RedWeek, the ACN initiative that remembers persecuted Christians (Portuguese)
(Vatican News)
Brazil: V Seminar on religious freedom of the OAB-PI (Portuguese)
(OAB-PI)
Brazil: Pará [State] had almost 700 attacks of religious intolerance recorded in 2022 (Portuguese)
(Jhonata Chaves, Bacana News)
Brazil: 'Exu' and 'Jesus': after controversy, Nike makes an agreement with the MPF and vetoes religious names on the [national soccer] team's shirt (Portuguese)
(Camilla Veras Mota, BBC News Brasil)
Brazil: IV ANAJI Symposium - The Right to Protection of Belief, Liturgies and Religious Spaces (Portuguese)
(National Association of Islamic Jurists)
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro city hall norm guarantees access to hospitals and prisons for religious, but there are exceptions (Portuguese)
(João Vitor Costa and Luiz Ernesto Magalhães, O Globo)
Wednesday, 16 November 2022
Speak of the Devil: The Kremlin’s futile attempts at consolidating a Ukrainian enemy image
(Elizaveta Gaufman, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Intl. day for tolerance: How Islam accepts and respects diversity
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Georgia PM hails “continuous tradition of tolerance” in country on international date
(Agenda.ge)
International Day for Tolerance 2022
(India Today)
Engaging with religious inequality in humanitarian response: A case study from Iraq 2014–2019
(Jeremy Barker, Institute of Development Studies)
In Japan, Unification Church scandal stains integrity of ruling party
(Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor)
Scientology, secular courts, and disconnection/fair game policies. 5. Are Scientology policies “illegal”?
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
India: VHP seeks central law to stop illegal conversions
(Devdiscourse)
Aide: With few cuts, Pakistan lifts ban on Oscar-entry movie
(Associated Press)
Religion and Covid-19: Islamic scholars and Muslim humanitarian actors in Pakistan
(Kaja Borchgrevink, Abdul Rauf, and Ihsan Qadir, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO))
At recent R20 Summit Haji Syed Salman Chishty highlights importance of inter-religious dialogue
(The Print)
International Conference urges support for religious freedom and human rights
(The Washington Times Foundation)
China: Religious persecution and issues, Digest Nov. 1-15
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Indonesia: Religious freedom issues raised at the UN in Geneva
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Ghana: Bishops chastise government, politicians for socio-economic hardships and corruption
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Religious leaders seek consensus-based approach for decisions on climate
(Doreen Ajiambo, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Vatican official says it’s important to be ‘realistic’ on engagement with China
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The state of religious liberty around the world
(Chandler Lasch, Real Clear Religion)
Putin calls high spiritual and moral guidelines the basis of Russia's identity
(Interfax-Religion)
The Head of the UGCC briefs diplomats at the Holy See on the tragic consequences of Russian aggression
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Christians demand justice for Lao pastor’s murder
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Sri Lankan religious leaders oppose cannabis cultivation
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Official welcomes Kyrgyzstan’s first Catholic cathedral
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Jewish leaders fear Israel’s new government could downgrade non-Orthodox conversions
(Hanan Greenwood, Jewish News Syndicate)
Israeli settlers continue breaking into Al-Aqsa amid fears of far-right extremism rise
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Philippines: House approves Nat’l Hijab Day bill
(CNN Philippines)
Canada: Quebec Court of Appeal to evaluate whether secularism law unfairly targets Muslim women
(Steve Rukavina, CBC News)
Nigeria: Tinubu Woos CAN, promises not to run govt on religious bias
(Adedayo Akinwale, This Day)
Nigeria: Musician sentenced to death for blasphemy appeals to Nigerian Supreme Court—ADF International supporting potential landmark case
(ADF International)
Nigeria: Southern Kaduna state: a neglected crisis
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Nigeria: Flawed elections will deprive leaders’ credibility in office, church warns
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
USCIRF condemns Iran’s death sentences for protesters asserting religious freedom and other rights
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
The veil in Iran has been an enduring symbol of patriarchal norms – but its use has changed depending on who is in power
(Amy Motlagh, The Conversation)
Monday, 14 November 2022
Combatting interfaith amnesia through cultural heritage
(Knox Thames)
Asia REF (new USAID program)
(Asia Religious & Ethnic Freedom (REF))
Canada: Extend, don’t ban, public funding for religious schools
(David Hunt, Financial Post)
The virtuous excesses of religion
(Paolo Costa, Fondazione Bruno Kessler)
Religion Watch, Volume 37 No. 12 (Including: End-times thinking flourishes despite evangelical political victories)
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
There can be no peace in Ethiopia without justice and accountability
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Articles of interest - 14 November 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Congolese bishops announce march for peace amid ongoing violence
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Lebanon’s patriarchs, bishops sound alarm about presidential vacuum
(Doreen Abi Raad, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Faith and human rights at the G20 Religion Forum in Indonesia
(Peter Berkowitz, Real Clear Politics)
Invisible violence: Religious persecution and gender
(Elizabeth Lane Miller and Helene Fisher, FoRB Women’s Alliance)
Crimea: Two "extremism" criminal trials, more raids, criminal investigations
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Chief Rabbi: UAE’s story of tolerance goes against the global grain
(Justin Cohen, Jewish News)
Pakistan bans its official Oscar entry Joyland
(Abid Hussain, Al Jazeera)
Pakistan bans movie 'Joyland' after religious backlash
(Deutsche Welle)
Pakistan court quashes blasphemy charge-- dreams are not criminal
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
WCC executive committee concludes meeting with clear path toward peace, justice, and reconciliation
(World Council of Churches)
Singapore political scientist suggests three principles on church-state relations in non-Christian countries
(Kristan Ran, The China Christian Daily)
India: Forced religious conversion can affect national security, says Supreme Court
(Kanu Sarda and Aneesha Mathur, India Today)
India: Human rights defenders should conform to law of land, says Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta
(Kallol Bhattacherjee, The Hindu)
Human rights situation in Xinjiang, China: joint statement at the UN on behalf of 50 countries
(Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, UK Government)
Brazil: Progressive clergy in Brazil facing death threats after Lula’s election
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Brazil: Superior Court of Sao Paulo prepares booklet to fight religious intolerance (Portuguese)
(Comunicação Social TJSP)
Brazil: Civilian police officers participate in training to prevent religious, racial and gender intolerance (Portuguese)
(News Cariri)
Brazil: City of Paulista offers support to the public victim of racism and religious intolerance (Portuguese)
(Pernambuco Agora)
Chile: Legal Journal Number 2 (18): November (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Saturday, 12 November 2022
Inter-religious harmony
(Twitter, Dalai Lama)
Uzbekistan registers Hoji Bahrom mosque
(Twitter, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Indian Church leaders rebuff Hindu 're-conversion' claim
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
India urged to improve its human rights record at the UN
(Al Jazeera)
India: Govt: Christianity, Islam don’t have ‘backwardness’, converts can’t get SC tag
(The Times of India)
India: Union govt is adamant against SC status for Muslim, Christian Dalits. Experts disagree.
(Sukanya Shantha, The Wire)
India: Why they broke with Hindu nationalism: Four former zealots speak out
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)
Egypt: Ordinary affects of U.S. empire
(Candace Lukasik, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Senegal: The challenge of interfaith marriages in Senegal
(Charles Senghor, La Croix International)
Church in Chile to help regularize migrants amid new migration law
(La Croix International)
Cyprus bids farewell to trailblazer cleric who stood up for Ukraine
(Michele Kambas, Reuters)
Pope Francis, King of Jordan discuss ‘need to encourage Christian presence’ in Middle East
(AC Wimmer, Catholic News Agency)
Papal Muslim engagement makes demands on Asian bishops
(Ben Joseph, Union of Catholic Asian News)
‘Spirit of Toumliline’ interfaith inquiry lives on 50 years after Moroccan monastery closed
(Julia Bicknell, Religion Unplugged)
Pre-Parliament event to explore the global ethic as a common moral foundation for a world in conflict
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Church destroyed 'in air strike by Myanmar military'
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
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