human rights

National Sanctity of Human Life Day

National Sanctity of Human Life Day
Located in Grand Rapids, MI, Bethany Christian Services recognizes January as National Sanctity of Human Life month.

Iran Steps Up Its Campaign Against Christians

Iran Steps Up Its Campaign Against Christians
Iran, a country notorious for its persecution of religious minorities, has recently taken another step in its campaign against Christians.

U.N. Human Rights Council Fails to Protect Religious Freedom

U.N. Human Rights Council Fails to Protect Religious Freedom
Eight of the UNHRC’s 47 member states, including newly elected Morocco, China and Saudi Arabia (their three-year terms begin Wednesday), imprisoned people in 2013 for breaking laws that restrict religious freedom.

Huge Massacre in North Korea's Killing Fields

Huge Massacre in North Korea's Killing Fields
The disappearance of at least some 20,000 prisoners of conscience from North Korea's Camp 22 -- a massive concentration camp -- is a huge massacre of an already brutalized population.

Will President Obama Remember China's Oppressed?

Will President Obama Remember China's Oppressed?
A group of 30 non-government organizations -- including Christian groups, human rights organizations and religious freedom groups -- have called on President Obama to ask for the release of 16 Chinese prisoners of conscience during his meetings with the Chinese president.

Pastor Saeed's Wife Pleads With Human Rights Council

Pastor Saeed's Wife Pleads With Human Rights Council
The wife of American Christian pastor Saeed Abedini, jailed and tortured in Iran for his faith, pled her case before the U.N. Human Rights Council Monday.