ECHR: The limitation of MPA techniques to heterosexual couples and the refusal to allow a woman to adopt her same-sex partner’s child are not discriminatory
Grégor Puppinck, Director of the ECLJ Strasbourg, 15 March 2012. In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of GAS et DUBOIS c. France (Requête no 25951/07), the European Court…
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“Obama Wars” Over Contraception Move to U.N. Front, and the Administration Loses a Battle
The annual United Nations Commission on the Status of Women meeting broke up today after failing to reach consensus on “agreed conclusions” – a very rare occurrence. The impasse was…
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Rio +20: States cry foul over bureaucratic challenge to sovereignty
Member states are expressing concern this week that the Secretariat of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is overstepping its boundaries in the Rio negotiation process by championing…
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Recent Liberalization of Abortion in Argentina: A Closer Look
I will elaborate on a previous post written by my colleague Stefano Gennarini and highlight some important nuances related to the recent judicial decision to liberalize Argentina’s abortion law. First,…
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Supreme Court of Argentina Eases Restrictions on Abortion
On Tuesday the Supreme Court of Argentina ruled that a woman need only make a sworn statement that her pregnancy is the result of rape in order to obtain an…
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EU Fundamental Rights Agency: Director Morten Kjaerum involved in fraud scandal
The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR), which was headed by Morten Kjaerum prior to his current posting as Director of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency, is currently at the…
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New Report: EU Development Aid funds abortion abroad
While one of the UN Millenium Development Goals is “to eradicate poverty”, the European Union spends the money of its taxpayers to eradicate the poor. The Brussels-based think-tank European Dignity…
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ILGA-Europe: European Commission’s evasive answers trigger new questions
The European Commission’s funding of ILGA-Europe, a Potemkin-style “non-governmental” organization promoting homosexuality, continues to be a subject of concerns for Members of the European Parliament. The strategy of Commissioner Reding…
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Will the UN condemn this US ruling?
I am not one to argue the UN has any business meddling in the domestic affairs of states. But let us see if it will rise to this occasion. The UN is…
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The Muslim Population Implosion
Yes, you read that right. Contrary to popular belief, the Muslim world is undergoing the world’s fastest fertility freefall. Even the New York Times says so. This is one of…
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Germany: LGBT lobby threatens and harasses opponents
Much of the success the LGBT lobby has recently hasd in achieving its political goals has had to do with the lobby’s remarkable ability in posturing as victims of “violence”,…
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Invitation to Heritage Foundation Launch of C-FAM Book
Below is your invitation Heritage Foundation’s discussion on a new book co-edited by C-FAM’s Susan Yoshihara on March 14. You are welcome to attend or watch online: Margaret Thatcher Center…
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100 Days to Rio Conference on Sustainable Development
Today UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (SG) spoke at a High Level meeting in the ECOSOC Chamber of UN Headquarters, organized by the Economic and Social Council with the Breton…
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Obama Doctrine Backfires
The Obama Doctrine to force other countries to embrace homosexual and transgender activities may already be backfiring, writes a journalist based in Liberia. Robbie Corey-Boulet describes the reactions…
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Rep. Blackburn: Obamacare’s illegal fee on faith
Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) penned a recent op-ed in the Washington Examiner in which she states the Obama administration’s decision to disregard the religious freedom of faith-based institutions by mandating…
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Beijing Women + 20
Women, get your marching boots on! The UN may hold an international women’s conference in 2015 — 20 years after the infamous Beijing Women’s Conference. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon…
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Congressman Smith Responds to Ethicists That Justify Killing Newborns
Last month the Journal of Medical Ethics featured an article by two bioethicists, Dr. Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva, who justified the killing of newborns “when circumstances occur after birth that would…
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SPAIN: Abortion is Part of Widespread Gender Violence
Here is a link to the UK daily’s The Telegraph article on Spain’s 180 move away from the abortion-fest started by the Zapatero government and towards a culture that values…
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Evasive answers to critical questions: European Commission finds it difficult to explain its funding for homosexualist propaganda
It was of course never to be expected that the European Commission, as a reply to critical questions from the European Parliament with regard to the generous funding it is…
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On International Women’s Day Obama Admin Reaffirms Foreign Assistance for Family Planning
Today, International Women’s Day established by the UN, was an opportunity for many international women’s groups to celebrate the work being done on behalf of marginalized women and girls across…
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The End of the MDGs?
This morning the Secretary General, and Rebeca Grynspan, Associate Administrator of UNDP, and Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Special Adviser on the MDGs, held a press conference to report on the progress…
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Japan’s Decline and America’s Choice
Susan Yoshihara writes about a “quiet revolution in Asia” overlooked by experts. “An unprecedented population freefall in Japan is leading this geopolitical upheaval. As the island nation loses its great…
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The Great Divorce: Planned Parenthood’s international plan for youth and their families
Ever wondered what IPPF really thinks about the relationship between parents and their children? Well, at the UN’s upcoming Commission on Population and Development their agenda couldn’t be clearer. I…
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Commissioner Reding’s gender quotas: have your say!
Rather than directly proposing controversial new regulation that would foresee compulsory fixed gender quotas for company boards, EU Commissioner Reding has now launched a public consultation on the issue. You…
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The EU’s “Rights and Citizenship” Programme: fake “non-governmentals” want more money from taxpayers
For some time now, we are reporting about the European Commission’s strategy of pushing highly controversial social agendas with the help of fake “non-governmental organizations” that falsely pretend to represent…
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