Ugandan Ambassador tells EU: Killing of Homosexual Activist by a Male Call-Boy Was Not “Homophobia”. The European Parliament Is “Surprised and Disappointed”
I have had little time to post on this blog recently, and therefore I am somewhat late in reporting on the scurrilous exchange of letters that took place between the…
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Sexual Orientation and Human Rights
Sexual orientation is an issue that comes up in the international sphere. Yet, there is an issue of what exactly is meant by the term “sexual orientation” as it relates…
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The Saints Among Us: Mother Gives Life for Son
A beautiful story about what it means to belong to Christ. “The truth is that this cross – if you embrace it with Christ – ceases to be as ugly…
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Germany: male circumcision is a criminal offence
After years of international campaigning against female genital mutilation (FGM), attention is now turning to the fact that the circumcision of boys, which is a religious precept both for Jews…
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When progress isn’t
Popping up in my inbox today was a lamentation from the new international abortion behemoth Women Deliver, a movement-turned-NGO whose purpose is to pursue government funding for abortion advocacy under the…
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First Babies, Then the Elderly . . .
As activists gear up for a global summit in London to pressure governments to spend more money on family planning, a British doctor is claiming thousands of elderly patients are…
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Rio + 20 in Pics
You can check google for more pics of the conference. Here is a selection of pics to give a different perspective. The Earth is Sick and Humans are the Problem….
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Rio + 20: Green Economy Loses, Sovereign States Win, Civil Society Disappointed
Rio + 20 was touted as the most important United Nations Conference ever by the UN bureaucracy led by the Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon. It was also touted to be…
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Hey “Civil Society”: Rio +20 is OVER
Just so we are clear, for all intents and purposes, the real Rio +20 conference is over. The next few days exist only for the media and the heads of…
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Rio + 20: Catholics for Choice Deceives Itself and Others
If you have not seen the briefing paper from the Catholics for Choice (CFC) organization regarding the place of the Holy See in international politics, stop reading now and move on….
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Rio + 20: Holy See Shines Light in the Midst of Darkness
If you are reading this, you are probably afraid that what is going on in Rio de Janeiro right now during the UN Conference on Sustainable Development is nothing other…
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Rio + 20: Brazil Takes Control of Document
It was almost expected, and everyone here in Rio is taking it on the chin. Late Friday night it became inevitable. The outcome document of the Rio + 20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development…
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Live from Rio +20: Part 5
Just got through the first round of today’s negotiations on the health, gender and education sections of the Rio +20 draft. Second round begins at 11pm. That’s right 11pm. After…
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Rio + 20: No Guarantees of a Sustainable Future
The UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, is now in its third day. It has been touted as the most significant UN Conference ever. That’s what…
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Euthanasia: The European Court Must Rule on Two New Cases
Dr Grégor Puppinck Director of the ECLJ In the coming months, the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights will once again have to rule on the…
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Live from Rio +20: Part 4
Well folks, it’s day three. The atmosphere here is one of utter exhaustion and frustration. The shuttle buses to and from the city center are never on time. Delegates are…
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Rio +20 Re-post: “Royal Society call for free access to reproductive health services despite protests from Vatican”
Full article here and here. The world’s 105 science academies, including the Royal Society, have warned international leaders that a failure to act now on population growth and over-consumption will…
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China Responds to Global Outcry Over Forced Abortion and Suspends Family Planning Officials
BusinessWeek is reporting that the family planning officials responsible for the forced abortion of 23 year old Feng Jianmei were suspended, according to a statement on the Ankang government website….
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Holy See releases Position Paper on Rio +20 Negotiations
“Human beings, in fact, come first. We need to be reminded of this. At the centre of sustainable development is the human person. The human person, to whom the good…
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Rio + 20: The Future We Want and Population Control
“The Future We Want” is the title chosen for the document that will be the outcome of the Rio + 20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. For the moment, it…
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Following Rio +20
There is a website with decent, relatively non-biased coverage of Rio +20 which I encourage anyone interested in the Rio +20 process to follow. They publish a daily synopsis of…
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U.S. State Department Announces Rio +20 Delegation, Hillary Clinton Included
Here is the official wire: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Head U.S. Delegation to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will head the…
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Live from Rio +20: Part 3
Both Ambassador Kim Sook and John Ashe (co-chairs of the Rio +20 negotiations process) along with Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, have reiterated that the negotiation process is moving far…
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European Court of Human Rights: even sexual perverts enjoy freedom of assembly
Moldova is a country that in the past years has become a focus point of relentless LGBT campaigning. The reason is that this country is relatively small and very poor,…
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Rio +20: Live Part 2
We just finished with the latest round of negotiations on the health and gender sections of the Rio +20 draft document. Here is an update: As previously mentioned, delegations like…
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