Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 28 October 2024
Sudan: At least Fifteen people dead in SAF airstrike on mosque in Sudan
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Submissions to the 49th session of the Universal Periodic Review - Laos, Turkiye, Kenya
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Canada: Quebec’s secularism laws are about control, not freedom
(Fatemeh Anvari, Maclean’s)
Russia’s Vladimir region bans hijabs in schools
(The Moscow Times)
Types of informed consent: Crucial in genomic biobanks (Spanish)
(Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)
Turkey’s persecution of Protestant Christians
(Uzay Bulut, The European Conservative)
Church Reporter, Vol. 9, 20 September 2024
(Church Law Society Prague – Brno – Olomouc – Stříbro – České Budějovice)
Church against anti-Semitism (German)
(Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland)
Saturday, 26 October 2024
Australia: UNGA79 Third Committee: General Discussion on Human Rights: Joint statement on the human rights situation in Xinjiang and Tibet
(Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations)
Friday, 25 October 2024
20 states, diverse faith groups, & legal scholars support goat-herding nuns at Supreme Court
(Becket)
Vatican and Czech Republic Accord to ensure religious freedom
(Kielce Gussie, Vatican News)
Minister: A church in Estonia must not be connected with an organization that supports war
(Eesti Rahvusringhääling)
Australia: Is religious freedom without a prayer in Australia?
(Margaret Chambers, The Catholic Weekly)
EVENT, 25 October 2024 (12PM ET): Reflecting on Israel-Gaza at One Year: Perspectives from the three Abrahamic Faiths (Washington, DC, USA)
(Andrew Hanauer, Faith & Law)
EVENT, 25 October 2024 (1PM ET): Freedom of religion or belief as a tool for the promotion of peace (New York, NY, USA)
(EU Delegation to the UN,)
Canada: Quebec opens investigation on another religious incident in a public school
(Philip Authier, Montreal Gazette)
EVENT, 25 October 2024 (9.00 GMT+2): ‘Is there a just war? European values in times of aggression’ (Rome, Italy)
(Pontifical Gregorian University Rome)
Constitutional Intolerance: The Fashioning of the Other in Europe's Constitutional Repertoires
(Mariëtta D. C. van der Tol, Cambridge University Press)
The ever-rising importance of hospital chaplains
(Robert Klitzman, Religion News Service)
Mozambique: Bishops in Mozambique say post-election violence intends to silence democracy
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Special Envoy For Freedom of Religion and Belief could become legal requirement
(Premier Christian News)
“Safe access zones” at abortion clinics: legislation
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Bangladesh arrest over alleged Quran defamation sparks outcry
(Emran Hossain, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Muslims in Europe face ever more racism and discrimination
(European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights)
Facing forces of death and destruction, churches need “theologies of life, justice, and peace”
(World Council of Churches)
WCC highlights legal action for climate justice at multi-faith conference
(World Council of Churches)
Belarus: Conscientious objectors and deserters: Facing repression and resistance
(Olga Karatch, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
International delegates discuss the crossroads of law and religion at annual BYU law symposium
(Makeilah Law, The Daily Universe - BYU)
In the U.S. presidential election, religious groups are more divided than we think
(Frederic Castel, The Conversation)
Resilience and revitalization: unveiling the impace of colonization on indigenous peoples of the Americas
(JoAnne Wadsworth, Viewpoints, a blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum Association)
CEC contributes to ecumenical workshop on healing wounded memories in the Middle East
(Conference of European Churches)
UIN Jakarta hosts public lecture: Exploring diplomatic relations and religious phenomena in France
(UIN Jakarta)
India: Supreme Court informed: Government considering draft of Uniform Civil Code
(Law Trend)
India: ‘Where will I go?’: Hindu man dead, Muslims in India’s Bahraich face attack
(Arbab Ali, Al Jazeera)
How North Koreans practice religion in the atheistic state (podcast)
(Roman Husarski, NK News)
Malaysia: The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light AROPL community in Malaysia facing escalating persecution and discrimination/
(CAP Liberté de Conscience)
Presentation to the Organization of American States
(Knox Thames)
Thursday, 24 October 2024
EVENT, 24-25 October 2024: Praying for All the Persecuted: A Global Gathering (Dallas, TX, USA)
(Institute for Global Engagement, Dallas Baptist University)
EVENT, 24 October 2024 (6:30PM GMT+8): The Clash of Civilisations (Belmont, Western Australia))
(Mark Durie, Augusto Zimmermann, Tshung Chang, Western Australia Legal Theory Association and The Civilisationists)
Coalition of faith groups side with nuns in religious freedom case before Supreme Court
(Madalaine Elhabbal, Catholic News Agency)
Religious discrimination claims related to ex-employee's objecting to participating in "LGBTQ+" events can go forward
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
US changes to religious worker visas could affect priests ministering in Arkansas, other dioceses
(OSV News, Angelus)
Taiwan hopes Vatican-Beijing deal extension promotes religious freedom
(Focus Taiwan)
Human Dignity and the Bioethics of Artificial Intelligence
(Universidad Pontificia Comillas)
Wednesday, 23 October 2024
China and the Vatican agree to extend an agreement on appointing bishops
(Associated Press)
82 years of diplomatic ties: Taiwan's unique relationship with the Vatican
(Alexey Gotovskiy, EWTN Vatican)
Persecuted and Forgotten? 2024 Edition
(Aid to the Church in Need)
EVENT, 21-23 October 2024: 7th ICLARS Conference: The Accommodation of Religion or Belief in the Public Sphere: Undeserved Privilege or Fundamental Right? (Notre Dame, IN USA)
(International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies, University of Notre Dame Law School, Brigham Young University)
Young voices of hope in times of division
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Washington man sentenced for hate crimes and firearm offense for four attacks on Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Halls
(U.S. Department of Justice)
Antisemitic chaos continues on UCLA campus as task force blasts school’s discriminatory acts
(Becket)
Publication of Smyth independent review – 13 November
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
US churchgoers want to hear pastors address current issues
(Aaron Earls, Religion Unplugged)
Faith in action: Rallying support for the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty
(David Beckmann, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
New handbook challenges intersection of faith and health
(World Council of Churches)
Take the threats to religious freedom in the US seriously
(Adam Carrington, Washington Examiner)
Nigeria: Remi Tinubu begs religious leaders not to curse government
(Igbere TV)
Harris or Trump: how your faith affects how you vote
(Lianne Kolirin, Religion Media Centre)
European leaders berated for ignoring Christian heritage
(Zoltán Kottász, The European Conservative)
In Benin, religious leaders called to take their part to "demistify breast cancer"
(Juste Hlannon, La Croix International)
Algerian pastor convicted of “illegal worship” shares his story, advocates for re-opening churches
(ADF International)
Canada: A Montreal elementary school is at the centre of a secularism debate. Here's how we got here
(Antoni Nerestant, CBC News)
DR: Church asks Dominican Republic government to respect Haitians
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Mexico: Catholic priest and Indigenous activist Pérez killed by 2 gunmen in southern Mexico
(Associated Press)
Colombia: Towards a multidimensional understanding of places of worship for rights balancing in Colombia
(John Osorio, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Tuesday, 22 October 2024
EVENT, 22 October 2024 (10AM GMT +1): East of England regional meeting of inter faith groups (Cambridge, England)
(University of Cambridge)
WEBINAR, 22 October 2024 (12:15PM ET): The Minoritization of Religion: Uyghurs
(The Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life, Columbia University)
Monday, 21 October 2024
Video playlist: 2024 International Law and Religion Symposium
(YouTube Video, International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)
The freedom to import religious goods: An analysis of customs regulations on religious items and their interference with freedom of religion or belief: Part One
(Brandon Reece Taylorian, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Canada: Ontario strengthening supports to combat hate and create safer communities
(Government of Ontario)
EVENT, 21-22 October 2024: Religion and Human Rights from the UDHR to Dignitatis Humanae (Washington, DC, USA)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Judge will hear arguments to block Louisiana’s Ten Commandments display requirement in schools
(Sara Cline, Associated Press)
Around the web - 21 October 2024
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
What the history of blasphemy laws in the US and the fight for religious freedom can teach us today
(Kristina M. Lee, The Conversation)
China: Ten persecuted Catholic bishops in China
(Nina Shea, Hudson Institute)
#FaithforRights Program in Portugal
(International Association for the Defense of Religious Liberty)
Nearly 1,400 illegal settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque to celebrate Sukkot
(Middle East Monitor)
Justice Singh shares how religious freedom serves as a tool for peacemaking through Philippine law and jurisprudence
(Supreme Court of the Philippines)
Amid fresh wave of antisemitism, some French Jews resort to fake names
(Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor)
Articles and videos of interest - 21 October 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religion’s role in the election’s home stretch
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Ukraine's independent Orthodox Christians may tear the country apart
(Katherine Kelaidis, Religion News Service)
Is the world ready for a religious comeback?
(Ross Douthat, The New York Times)
Statistics of churches destroyed by Russians shared online
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ukraine: Recruitment offices, military detain, pressure and torture conscientious objectors
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Law and religion roundup – 20th October
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Religious tolerance is urgently needed in the Middle East: The example of Azerbaijan – OpEd
(Maurizio Geri, Eurasia Review)
Some Jewish voters in presidential swing states reconsider their longtime devotion to Democrats
(Marc Levy, Associated Press)
UK mosques allotted record security funding from hate crime scheme
(Neha Gohil, The Guardian)
Pakistan: A call for the suspension of Pakistan from the Commonwealth for blasphemy laws
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Trans people in prison and the law: Lessons from W.W. v. Poland
(Deekshitha Ganesan and Richard Köhler, Strasbourg Observers)
Nigeria: Traditional religious worshippers in Kwara battle discrimination, marginalistion
(International Centre for Investigative Reporting)
Yemen: Catholic leader promotes interfaith unity through charity work in Yemen
(ACI MENA)
No delegation: an ethical imperative for AI (Spanish)
(Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)
Legal Journal Number 1 (20): October (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Hungary: More reforms needed to address unequal treatment among religious and belief groups, says UN expert
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)
Fruitful dialogue meeting on Freedom of Religion with the Hungarian EU Presidency
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Friday, 18 October 2024
CALL FOR INPUT, deadline 18 October 2024: Report on religion or belief and torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
(United Nations)
Morocco hosts Glion Dialogue on need for global human rights mechanisms
(Mahamadou Simpara, Morocco World News)
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