Human Rights in the World
Scandal of Belgian Church’s forced adoption policy resurfaces A Belgian newspaper re-opens scandal that erupted in 2015 and estimates that some 30,000 babies were forcibly given up for adoption with the complicity of the Catholic Church La Croix...
Human Rights in the World
First Christmas for a family reunited with their child deported to Russia LCI (25.12.2023) – For several months, Natalia had only one wish: to find her son Artem. The 16-year-old had been abducted by Russian forces in September 2022 in eastern Ukraine. The...
Human Rights in the World
A court confirms life sentence for Iran ex-prison official France24 (19.12.2023) – Swedish appeals court on Tuesday confirmed the conviction of a former Iranian prison official handed a life sentence for crimes committed during a 1988 purge of dissidents. The...
Human Rights in the World
A teenager deported from Mariupol to Russia back home testifies “Every child feels abandoned”, says upon return a Ukrainian teen forcibly transferred to Russia By Maryana Sych RFE/ RL (17.12.2023) – A Ukrainian teenager who was forcibly removed from his homeland...
LGBTQI People and Human Rights
ASIA: LGBTQ+ rights – Progress and setbacks in 2023 Nepal gave the go-ahead for same-sex marriages this year, while courts upheld bans in Japan and India By Randy Mulyanto Thomson Reuters Foundation (19.12.2023) – There have been gains and setbacks on LGBTQ+...