Human Rights – The International Center on Law, Life, Faith and Family (ICOLF)

July 17, 2020: The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020

Posted on June 17, 2020 By icolfmanagingeditor

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr649

The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 passed overwhelmingly in the House and Senate. The legislation condemns the Chinese Communist Party for the detention centers and recommends a tougher response to the human rights abuses suffered by Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities in the region.

October 30, 2019: The equality juggernaut: the vilification and criminalisation of dissent

Posted on October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 By icolfmanagingeditor

https://christianconcern.com/comment/the-equality-juggernaut-the-vilification-and-criminalisation-of-dissent/

Roger Kiska comments on various cases both in the UK and USA that show that fundamental rights are being eroded in the name of ‘equality’.

October 2, 2019: Remarks by Secretary Pompeo at the Holy See Symposium on Working with Faith-Based Organizations: “Human Dignity and Faith in Free Societies”

Posted on October 2, 2019October 7, 2019 By icolfmanagingeditor

https://va.usembassy.gov/remarks-by-secretary-pompeo-on-working-with-faith-based-organizations-human-dignity-and-faith-in-free-societies/

and see a video of comments by Cardinal Parolin, Secretary Pompeo and Ambassador Gingrich at

July 19, 2018 – Head of Vatican commission says contraception is ‘intrinsically wrong’

Posted on July 19, 2018July 25, 2018 By icolfmanagingeditor

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2018/07/19/head-of-vatican-commission-says-contraception-is-intrinsically-wrong/

The leader of a Vatican study commission on Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae has said that contraception is “intrinsically wrong”.

Humanae Vitae’s 50^th anniversary falls next week, on July 25. Although the Vatican has not yet announced plans to mark the anniversary, it has allowed a study group to access the Vatican archives.

Mgr Gilfredo Marengo, the co-ordinator of the commission, discussed some of his findings in May in a talk at the Maryvale Institute in Birmingham.

July 12, 2018 – Theresa May’s first religious freedom envoy pledges to stand by persecuted believers

Posted on July 12, 2018July 20, 2018 By icolfmanagingeditor

https://www.premier.org.uk/News/UK/Theresa-May-s-first-religious-freedom-envoy-pledges-to-stand-by-persecuted-believers

The first ever Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief has promised to help ensure the United Kingdom stands with Christians and other group around the world who are being persecuted for their religious beliefs.