Human Rights - news
China relents: Woman will not be forced to have abortion
A woman who is six months pregnant will not undergo a forced abortion, despite being held for nearly a week in a Chinese hospital under threat of the procedure. more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 19, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution
LIFE DIGEST: Mother faces forced abortion in China
A woman who is six months pregnant is facing a forced abortion in a Chinese hospital after a failed escape to protect her unborn child.
Arzigul Tursun, a mother of two, is awaiting an abortion she opposes while under guard in a hospital in Xinjiang, a vast region in the northwest part of the world’s most populous country, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA). more »
By Tom Strode - Nov 18, 2008 - (6)
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights
ERLC urges U.S. action on Orissa violence
The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has called on President Bush and congressional leaders to intervene to bring an end to anti-Christian violence in the Indian state of Orissa. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 12, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty, Issues,
State Dept. urged to penalize Vietnam
A bipartisan commission has urged the U.S. State Department to return Vietnam to its list of the world’s worst violators of religious liberty. more »
By Tom Strode - Sep 8, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
Trafficking bills differ in critical ways
A clash between the Department of Justice and foes of human trafficking over how to address the global problem is on display in the conflicting pieces of legislation they support. more »
By Tom Strode - Aug 13, 2008
Topic: Family, Children, Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation, National
DOJ’s reasoning on bill ‘indefensible’
The Department of Justice’s reasons for opposing legislation designed to strengthen the federal effort against human trafficking are “indefensible,” a Southern Baptist public policy specialist says. more »
By Tom Strode - Aug 13, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation, National
Land, others warn Bush: Get Department of Justice in line on human trafficking bill
Southern Baptist ethics leader Richard Land has joined in warning President Bush his own Department of Justice is threatening to tarnish his legacy on combating human trafficking. more »
By Tom Strode - Aug 13, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation, National
The August Recess and You
Other than a few courageous, committed congressmen trying desperately to force Congress to act on the need to drill for the oil within our own borders, your congressman and senators are back in their home states and districts for the August recess. more »
By Barrett Duke - Aug 12, 2008 - (5)
Topic: Family, Living, Health, Marriage, Life, Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
In China speech on eve of Olympics, Bush declares opposition to country’s repression
President Bush declared the United States’ “firm opposition” to China’s repression of religious liberty and other human rights on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing. more »
By Tom Strode - Aug 7, 2008 - (2)
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty, Issues,
More Than Olympic Gold at Stake in China
All eyes are on China this week as the 2008 Summer Olympic Games officially commence Friday. Millions will tune in over the course of more than two weeks to watch the world’s greatest athletes compete for their sport’s highest honor, Olympic gold. more »
By Doug Carlson - Aug 5, 2008
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty, Issues,