human rights

Pastor Saeed Abedini Excluded From State Department's Iran Prisoners List

Monday, April 29, 2013

The U.S. State Department's "virtual embassy" to Iran, which highlights that country's human rights abuses, has a site listing those jailed for dissent or religious beliefs -- but it doesn't include imprisoned American pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been tortured because of his Christian faith.

United Nations Urged to Call on Iran to Release Imprisoned American Pastor

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The American Center for Law and Justice announced Tuesday that its European affiliate, the European Centre for Law and Justice, is urging the U.N. Human Rights Council to call on Iran to immediately release American pastor Saeed Abedini, who is serving a prison sentence because of his Christian faith.

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No Justice for Egypt's Christians

Friday, February 8, 2013

The convictions of two Coptic Christians on Monday for stealing weapons from soldiers during a 2011 protest is the latest attempt by the Egyptian military to cover up their involvement in a massacre that left more than two dozen Copts dead, Christians say.

Support Imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini

Friday, February 8, 2013

An American citizen and pastor has been imprisoned in Iran. And he needs your support.

An Unholy Slaughter: Doing Nothing is Not an Option

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

What would you do if you knew your neighbors were being murdered for their faith?

U.S. Pastor Shut Out of Iranian Trial, Unable to Address Charges

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

An American Christian pastor being tried in Iran for his religious beliefs was shut out of his own trial Tuesday -- the only day for him to present a defense

Memory, Identity and Belonging: What Makes You You?

Monday, January 14, 2013

What makes us who we are? These days, how we answer may be a matter of life and death.

Pastor in Lahore, Pakistan, Threatened for Evangelizing

Saturday, December 22, 2012

A pastor in Lahore, Pakistan, has been threatened for evangelizing in the Punjab province.

Chen Guangcheng: Forced Abortion in China 'Still Extensively Exists'

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, whose dramatic escape from house arrest and flight to New York captured the attention of the world in May, has issued a powerful video calling on the Chinese Communist Party to account for crimes committed against the Chinese people.

U.N. Says Access to Birth Control is Universal Human Right

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The United Nations says access to contraception is a universal human right that could dramatically improve the lives of women and children in poor countries.