Human Rights and Religious Liberty
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 18 "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance."
Friday, December 19, 2003

U.S. Issues Report on Religious Freedoms [Christdot]
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Most Chinese believe wife-beating is reasonable. China Daily Dec 19 2003 11:31AM ET [Moreover - China news]
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Court boost for Pakistan women. The Supreme Court issues a far-reaching ruling that adult Muslim women can marry anyone they want, of their own free will. [BBC News | South Asia | World Edition]
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EU votes to continue arms embargo against China. Citing China's record in human rights, threats aginst Taiwan and the mistreatment of AIDS victims, the EU Parliament dismissed the urgings of France and Germany to lift the EU's 14-year -old arms embargo against China. voting to keep the embargo... [The Peking Duck]
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Christian Monitor - latest newsletter. (Friday, December 19 )

CM monitors Christian persecution around the world.


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Chinese Christians Continue to Face Persecution for Their Faith (CNS)

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REARRESTED EGYPT CHRISTIANS LIKELY BEATEN
Human rights watchdog concerned about new crackdown (ANS)

A leading human rights group urged believers around the world Wednesday Dec. 17 to pray for the safety of two rearrested former Muslims who recently became Christians and "are likely to be subjected to serious beatings."


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China: Tenant Rights Advocate Arbitrarily Jailed
Lawyer Accused of "Circulating Secrets" to Rights Group (HRW)

A Shanghai court's conviction of a tenant rights advocate shows the arbitrary nature of the justice system in China, Human Rights Watch said today.


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