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Trafficking bill awaits votes in both houses
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End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act (S. 937/H.R. 2012)—Congress has yet to act on this bill, which is designed to combat domestic sex trafficking by targeting the demand side of the illicit trade. more »
By Tom Strode - Aug 31, 2005
Topic: Family, Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation, Social Issues
Democracy promotion awaits Senate vote
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ADVANCE Democracy Act (S. 516/H.R. 1133)—The Advance Democratic Values, Address Non-democratic Countries and Enhance (ADVANCE) Democracy Act would confirm that the promotion of freedom and human rights is an essential ingredient of America’s foreign policy. more »
By Tom Strode - Aug 31, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
White House advisor to be North Korean envoy
President Bush has named Jay Lefkowitz, a White House domestic policy advisor, as special envoy on human rights in North Korea. The White House announced Lefkowitz’s appointment Aug. more »
By Tom Strode - Aug 15, 2005
Topic: Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution
Land, others urge U.S. to do more for North Koreans
Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission President Richard Land and about 100 other religious and human rights leaders have called on the United States and other members of the international community to do more to protect the rights of North Koreans. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 29, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
USCIRF warns about Iraqi constitution
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says drafts of Iraq’s permanent constitution are a retreat from the religious and human rights protections in its transitional charter. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 29, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
Frist returns Land to religious freedom panel
Richard Land is returning to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, this time as a senatorial appointee.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee has named the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s president to the nine-member panel, the USCIRF announced July 26. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 29, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
Progress made in anti-trafficking effort, State reports
The campaign to combat sex trafficking and other forms of forced servitude globally is advancing, according to the U.S. State Department.
The State Department’s fifth annual Trafficking in Persons report, which was released June 3, provides an analysis of the efforts by 150 countries to deal with an issue that involves prostitution and child sex tourism, as well as forced labor and coercive military service. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 15, 2005
Topic: Family, Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Citizenship, Human Rights, Social Issues
USCIRF urges recognition of new religious freedom violator
The U.S. Commission on International Freedom urged for the first time that Uzbekistan be designated by the State Department as one of the “countries of particular concern,” a category reserved for governments that have “engaged in or tolerated systemic and egregious violations of religious freedom.” The USCIRF also deleted India from its list of countries recommended for CPC designation. more »
By Tom Strode - May 13, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Religious Liberty
ERLC endorses bill targeting domestic sex trafficking
The ERLC is supporting legislation designed to combat domestic sex trafficking by targeting the demand side of the illicit trade.
The End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act, H.R. more »
By Tom Strode - May 13, 2005
Topic: Family, Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation
ERLC opposes asylum changes in terrorist bill
The ERLC is opposed to new legislative language that could hinder refugees fleeing to the United States from religious and political oppression. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 15, 2005
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation, Religious Liberty