Human Rights - news
Sudanese president charged with genocide
The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court requested an arrest warrant July 14 for the president of Sudan’s militant Islamic regime, charging him with genocidal acts in Darfur. more »
By Tom Strode - Jul 14, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
LIFE DIGEST: Human rights to go to apes in Spain
The Spanish parliament’s move to grant rights previously reserved for human beings to chimpanzees and other apes is a victory for those seeking to minimize the uniqueness of humanity, a bioethics specialist says. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 30, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Family, Parenting, Life, Abortion, Cloning, Citizenship, Human Rights
Bush lifts North Korea sanctions; Land disappointed
President Bush announced June 26 he would lift some trade sanctions against North Korea and remove the communist regime from a list of state sponsors of terror, drawing expressions of disappointment from a Southern Baptist ethics leader and a Republican congresswoman. more »
By Tom Strode - Jun 26, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Issues,
Olympics: Appeals grow for Bush to protest
Congressional members of President Bush’s own party urged him not to attend the opening ceremony of this year’s Olympic games in Beijing during a Capitol Hill news conference. more »
By Tom Strode - May 6, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
SBC’s Richard Land lauds passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission today hailed congressional passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which bans employers and health insurance providers from discriminating against individuals and families based on their genetic information. more »
May 2, 2008
Topic: Family, Parenting, Adoption, Life, Citizenship, Human Rights, Science, Bioethics
In letter, ERLC’s Land urges candidates to support anti-trafficking legislation
Southern Baptist ethics leader Richard Land has called on the leading presidential candidates to support legislation to combat human trafficking and to make the issue a priority in their campaign platforms. more »
By Tom Strode - Apr 29, 2008
Topic: Family, Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Children, Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation
The Modern-Day Slavery In Our Own Backyard
The resignation of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has catapulted prostitution into the national spotlight once again. The details behind the call girl now known as “Kristen” are still unraveling, but one thing is certain: her life as a prostitute is anything but typical among women who exchange sex for money. more »
By Doug Carlson - Mar 24, 2008
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Citizenship, Human Rights, Legislation
Fu receives ERLC religious freedom award
Bob Fu, a leading advocate for the persecuted church in his native China, received a Southern Baptist religious freedom award during a ceremony at the Library of Congress Feb. more »
By Tom Strode - Feb 12, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
LIFE DIGEST: Roe would be history had Clark said ‘yes’ to Reagan, author says
The Supreme Court would have overturned Roe v. Wade at least 15 years ago had the person who probably was President Reagan’s first choice accepted nomination as a justice, a political biographer says. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 17, 2007
Topic: Family, Children, Life, Abortion, Citizenship, Human Rights, National
United States lead on Burma needed, USCIRF panel told
Effective, international pressure on the military junta of Burma, also known as Myanmar, to change its repressive ways depends on the leadership of the United States, a bipartisan, religious liberty panel was told in a Capitol Hill hearing. more »
By Tom Strode - Dec 5, 2007
Topic: Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty