Pakistan: 102 Honor Killings in Punjab in 6 Months, Nearly 3,000 Women Victimized
The Pakistan Daily Times reports on 2,909 women victimized over 6 month (January through June 2010) in Punjab, including 102 “honor killings.” — Pakistan Daily…
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George Washington Quoted on Religious Liberty and Tolerance
During a visit to Newport, R.I., in 1790, a year before the Bill of Rights was ratified, President George Washington received a letter from Moses…
DC: White House Protesters Call for Action on Sudan’s Omar Al-Bashir for Genocide
The Sudanese diaspora and a wide range of human rights activists protested outside of the White House today, sometimes during the rain on a hot…
DC: Protesters Challenge Stoning at Lincoln Memorial
On Sunday, July 11, 2010, at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool steps in Washington DC, protesters demonstrated in support of human rights and against the…
DC: Protests Outside Iranian Interests Building: Stop the Stoning of Sakineh Ashtiani
On July 2, 2010, in Washington DC, outside of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Interest Section of the Pakistan Embassy, Washington DC area demonstrators called…
White House: Groups Call for Saudi Arabia King Abdullah to Support Women’s Rights, Religious Freedom
On June 29, 2010 in Washington D.C., human rights groups and volunteers picketed the White House sidewalk and Pennsylvania Avenue while Saudi Arabian King Abdullah…
A Right to Believe and to Worship
Across the world, we see a steady stream of news reports by those who seek to deny others freedom of conscience and freedom of worship. …