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."

Tuesday, February 17, 2004

Christians Call for Justice in India's Tribal Hills [onewworld.net]
9:59:13 AM

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U.S. to Spend $110M to Fight Trafficking. The U.S. government said Tuesday that it will spend $100 million to eradicate human trafficking, which it described as a modern day form of slavery. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
9:53:26 AM

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Song Dae Ri's Case Will Be Heard Before The House of Commons in Canada today, (Monday Feb 16) at 2PM. The matter of Mr. Ri (Song Dae Ri, the North Korean former diplomat, now defector, who is struggling to stay in Canada as a refugee - who is clearly facing a death sentence if he is deported to the North - his wife and the mother of their child has already been executed for her defection! - C.B.) is being discussed in the House of Commons between 2 and 2:30pm today in Ottawa. Let's hope this embarrassment will be what it takes for the Minister to finally say DEFINITIVELY that he can stay here with his son. Robert J. Moorhouse, B.A., LL.B. Counsel for the Ri Family... [Free North Korea!]
9:44:54 AM

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