The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned atrocities committed by the ruling military regime in Myanmar as “inhumanity in its vilest form.”
The exact whereabouts of human rights lawyer Lu Siwei, who was arrested in Laos in July, appear uncertain.
“Blasphemy laws are inconsistent with international human right law,” the report states.
Given the secrecy and shame surrounding pornography usage, researchers offer widely divergent statistics about its prevalence in the church. But few question the reality of the problem — both in the pews and in the pulpits.
Religious freedom and human rights conditions in Iran — which already were bleak — have “sharply deteriorated,” the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom reported in an update released Sept. 11.
Religious freedom in Afghanistan has deteriorated since the Taliban seized control two years ago, and Afghan women have suffered most, a report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom stated.
The sale represents one step in the seminary’s ongoing plan to “reduce our campus footprint and the resource commitment it takes to maintain it.”
Nancy Ellard’s boundless energy fuels her busy life, from a paralegal and chef to a disaster relief volunteer, sharing love, hope and faith wherever she goes.
“I am unquestionably innocent of the charges against me,” said Yuri Sipko, who is accused of slandering the Russian military and posting “fake news” online.
A United Nations report presents evidence the Burmese military and associated militia groups increasingly are committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Aug. 8 report
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