Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 15 December 2021
Zainab Al-Suwaij full interview (on Iraq and human rights)
(YouTube Video, Tina Ramirez, Hardwired Global)
Weekly Highlight #186: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Religious leaders support vaccine acceptance, religious exemption requests rise
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Lebanon to deport outlawed Bahrain opposition party members
(Associated Press)
Blinken says US weighing new sanctions on Myanmar
(Matthew Lee, Associated Press)
Mormon women's influence expands despite priesthood ban
(Lindsay Whitehurst and, Associated Press)
European court urges Russia to tackle domestic violence
(Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press)
‘Strangers in their own land’: Iraqi Yazidis and their plight, 7 years on from genocide
(Houman Oliaei, The Conversation)
Quebec teacher removed from classroom for wearing hijab under law banning religious symbols
(Kimberley Molina, CBC News)
Canada bans LGBTQ ‘conversion therapy’ as France moves to criminalize it
(The Washington Post)
How an independent tribunal came to rule that China is guilty of genocide against the Uyghurs
(David Tobin, The Conversation)
Two awarded top bravery honor in New Zealand mosque attack
(Nick Perry, Associated Press)
Scientology at UN: “It is up to Faith leaders to influence and make of this one, a better world”
(The European Times)
Celebrating 70 years, Caritas Internationalis aims to tackle new challenges
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Eric Adams moved his inauguration to after Shabbat so Jewish supporters could attend
(Shira Hanau, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Uzbekistan: More Muslims targeted for criticising regime hostility to Islam
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Churches in West Papua call for end to operations by Indonesian military
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Philippine anti-terrorism law 'threatens human rights'
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
In Hinduism, women create spaces for their own leadership
(Deepti Hajela, Religion News Service)
Australia: Attorney-General Michaelia Cash speaks up on the religious discrimination bills
(John Sandeman, Eternity News)
Canada: Anyone can criticize Quebec’s religious symbols law, but only Quebeckers can fix it
(The Globe and Mail)
Chinese authorities double down on Tibetan reincarnations
(Sophie Richardson, Human Rights Watch)
Is the world failing the Uighur people?
(Al Jazeera)
The Uyghur Tribunal verdict: Where do we go from here
(Ruth Ingram, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Egyptian Parliament reopens debate on Quran's place in curriculum
(George Mikhail, Al-Monitor)
Meet Sister Nathalie Becquart, the woman who is helping reshape the Catholic Church
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
The cautious rapprochement between Rome and Moscow
(La Croix International)
Interfaith platform intervenes, preventing escalation of violence in CAR
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Ukraine: Lyudmila Fylypovych: Despite the declared equality, the state is inattentive to the needs of religious minorities
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Why Pakistan has such strict blasphemy laws: It's more about politics than religion
(Ahmet T. Kuru, Religion Unplugged)
Leaving gender out of genocide obscures its horror: As the 1948 Genocide Convention makes clear, killing isn't the only crime.
(Emily Prey and Erin Rosenberg, Foreign Policy)
Monday, 13 December 2021
Healing the Russia-Ukraine faith divide
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Statement of Religions for Peace women of faith on overcoming (sexual) violence against women (PDF)
(Religions for Peace)
Ukraine: Representatives of the Council of Churches met with Ruslan Stefanchuk
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Pope seeks diplomatic end to Russian tensions over Ukraine
(Associated Press)
Guatemala to be declared Latin American Pro-Life capital
(Evangelical Focus)
Lahore: US Commission calls for release of Christian accused of blasphemy
(Shafique Khokhar, Asia News)
Schools in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan train educators to introduce peace education
(Shyamal Sinha, The European Times)
Int’l Human Rights Day: Legal safeguards to protect minorities against forced conversions demanded
(Mati Ullah, DND)
Vietnam: Religious literacy training
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
New directions and opportunities for freedom of religion or belief
(Brian Grim and Greg Mitchell, Research Features)
The Science of Adam
(Kenneth Kemp, First Things)
From Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 to Beijing 2022
(George Weigel, First Things)
Russia: A Tablighi Muslim sentenced to 3 years in a penal colony
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Taiwan: Corruption, human rights and the Tai Ji Men case
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Bomb injures 12 at Russian school; ex-student suspected
(Associated Press)
Vatican official apologizes for taking down LGBTQ resource
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
India’s latest religious and cultural flashpoint: Eggs
(Deccan Herald)
India: Rise in attacks on Christians in southern Indian state
(Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News)
India’s Modi opens project in holy town with a big splash
(Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press)
Articles and books of interest - 13 December 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
From multilateralism to minilateralism in International Humanitarian Law compliance
(Elizabeth Stubbins Bates, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
What does the ‘hybrid attack’ carried out by Belarus against the EU borders mean in reality? An international law perspective
(Agata Kleczkowska, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Punishing compliance with International Law: The Omicronv ariant and the International Health Regulations (2005)
(Pedro A. Villarreal, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Catholic bishops visit victims of attacks in Nigeria’s Plateau state
(Peter Ajayi Dada, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Justin Trudeau says he is staying out of the fight over Quebec’s Bill 21 — for now
(Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star)
Voices of religious Australians prioritised in ‘deeply problematic’ discrimination bill, experts warn
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
New book: The Racial Muslim: When racism quashes religious freedom
(Sahar F. Aziz (Author), John L Esposito (Foreword), University of California Press)
Israeli fears a decline in the 'Jewish State' project
(Adnan Abu Amer, Middle East Monitor)
UN urged to promote religious engagement and literacy, especially in the West
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
A sad celebration of Christmas, say bishops in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
(La Croix International)
Bishops call authorities in Brazil "arsonists" for denuding Amazon rainforests
(La Croix International)
Christian leaders look forward to Turkey's new law on religious foundations
(La Croix International)
A tribunal investigates China’s genocide against the Uyghurs
(Benedict Rogers, The Wall Street Journal)
Israel releases Palestinian political leader Raed Salah
(Zena Al Tahhan, Al Jazeera)
Singapore PM hails Church for nation building, harmony
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Friday, 10 December 2021
Human Rights Day - 10 December
(United Nations)
Pakistan: International Human Rights Day: Protests in multiple cities demand safeguards for minorities against forced conversions
(The Friday Times)
On Human Rights Day, Kashmir rights groups decry India crackdown
(Rifat Fareed, Al Jazeera)
Human Rights Day: Standing up and speaking out until everyone is free to believe
(Scot Bower, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
International Human Rights Day
(Facebook, International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)
Human Rights Campaign Foundation announces recipients of 2021 global small grants on International Human Rights Day
(The Human Rights Campaign)
Nicaragua bishop warns that without human rights, ‘ugliness, sadness and death’ reign
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
In democracy’s birthplace, pope warns of populist threats
(Nicole Winfield and Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press)
India: Churches in southern India canceling Christmas due to increased threats by radicals
(International Christian Concern)
What having an opinion can cost you in India
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
What the data tells us about love and marriage in India
(BBC News)
In Buddhism, women blaze a path but strive for gender equity
(Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press)
Buddhist nuns and female scholars are gaining new leadership roles, in a tradition that began with the ordination of Buddha’s foster mother
(Jue Liang, The Conversation)
Court In Military-Ruled Myanmar convicts Aung San Suu Kyi and other political leaders
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Understanding the history and politics behind Pakistan’s blasphemy laws
(Ahmet T. Kuru, The Conversation)
Addressing the refugees issue: A G20 imperative
(Elie Al Hindy, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
Why young Saudis may reshape the Muslim world
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Yemen: Dozens of NGOs call upon the EU to impose sanctions on Houthis
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Heavy fine upheld on appeal by Christian in Algeria
(Morning Star News)
Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace
(Knox Thames)
Timor-Leste inaugurates first Catholic university
(Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Uganda: Extrajudicial killing of Muslim cleric after Kampala bombings sparks fury in Uganda
(John Semakula, Religion Unplugged)
UK independent body: China committed genocide in Xinjiang
(Sylvia Hui, Associated Press)
Uyghur Tribunal: And the verdict is--genocide
(Ruth Ingram, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Uyghur Tribunal: China commits genocide, crimes against humanity and torture against the Uyghurs
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
China’s surveillance tech is a global threat to religious freedom, former U.S. envoy Brownback says
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
China stresses more Marxism, tightening control of religion
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
China guilty of Uighur genocide in Xinjiang, tribunal rules
(Madeline Roache, Al Jazeera)
Gunmen attack mosque in Nigeria’s troubled north, killing 16
(Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press)
Canada: Quebec Premier François Legault says school board wrong to hire teacher who wore hijab
(Alessia Simona Maratta, Global News)
Canada has declared war on freedom of religion, conscience
(Michael Brown, The Christian Post)
Canada bans conversion therapy
(Justin Trudeau, Twitter)
Honduras bishops pledge to work for common good with new president
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Around the world, bishops confront new same-sex marriage laws
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Hanukkah antisemitism highlights fear among Diaspora Jews - opinion
(Andrea Samuels, The Jerusalem Post)
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