http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/abortion-eugenics-before-european-court-of-human-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/abortion-eugenics-before-european-court-of-human-rights/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:53:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130416 LifeNews: The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) currently has before it an unprecedented number of cases relating to abortion. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/04/abortion-eugenics-before-european-court-of-human-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/europes-top-courts-are-on-a-pro-life-roll-christianity-today-a-magazine-of-evangelical-conviction/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/europes-top-courts-are-on-a-pro-life-roll-christianity-today-a-magazine-of-evangelical-conviction/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:20:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124388 Christianity Today: It's definitely a trend," said Roger Kiska of the Alliance Defense Fund in Slovakia. "Two or three years ago, you never would have thought that within a year you would have three pro-life [victories] in the courts." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/europes-top-courts-are-on-a-pro-life-roll-christianity-today-a-magazine-of-evangelical-conviction/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/victory-council-of-europe-adopts-resolution-against-euthanasia/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/victory-council-of-europe-adopts-resolution-against-euthanasia/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:03:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124155 LifeNews.com: The ECLJ welcomes the adoption, by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), of a Resolution setting the principle that “Euthanasia, in the sense of the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit, must always be prohibited.” This is the first time, in the past decades, that euthanasia is so clearly rejected by a European political institution. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/victory-council-of-europe-adopts-resolution-against-euthanasia/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/19/poland-abortion-ban-would-comply-with-international-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/19/poland-abortion-ban-would-comply-with-international-law/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:22:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108456 LifeNews:In Poland, a nation-wide grassroots effort has lead to the proposal of bold, new legislation aimed at removing all exceptions to the country’s abortion laws thus protecting children from the moment of conception. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/19/poland-abortion-ban-would-comply-with-international-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/european-rights-court-to-hear-gay-adoption-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/european-rights-court-to-hear-gay-adoption-case/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 23:04:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100605 LifeSiteNews: "Natural marriage and the family are facing yet another attack through the European Court of Human Rights, which has agreed to hear a case next week on homosexual adoption in France." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/08/european-rights-court-to-hear-gay-adoption-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/14/european-court-of-human-rights-to-hear-allegations-of-forced-sterilization/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/14/european-court-of-human-rights-to-hear-allegations-of-forced-sterilization/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:56:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=97936 LifeSiteNews: "On March 22 the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will hold a hearing to investigate the allegations of a Slovakian woman of Romani ethnic origin (also known as gypsy) who claims she was the victim of a forced sterilization during the delivery of her second child by caesarean section, in 2000 at the Prešov Public Hospital." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/14/european-court-of-human-rights-to-hear-allegations-of-forced-sterilization/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/09/there-are-now-371-to-epc-objectors-have-raised-demand-before-the-echr/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/09/there-are-now-371-to-epc-objectors-have-raised-demand-before-the-echr/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:05:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94992 Hazteoir.org (Google Translation): Recalling that the lawsuits were filed by Professionals for Ethics and Alliance Defense Fund , with legal assistance from the European Centre for Law and Justice , the information in A. Matthew states that the Spanish families who have appeared before the ECHR "argue that Spain has violated several articles of the European Convention on Human Rights : right to privacy of minors (art. 8), freedom of thought, conscience and religion children and their parents (art. 9); right of parents to educate their children according to their convictions (Article 2 of Protocol I) and non-discrimination (art. 14). ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/09/there-are-now-371-to-epc-objectors-have-raised-demand-before-the-echr/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/lautsi-v-italy-the-cross-and-the-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/lautsi-v-italy-the-cross-and-the-court/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:17:17 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88431 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/lautsi-v-italy-the-cross-and-the-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/17/frc-europe-high-court-denies-right-to-abortion-upholds-irish-legal-autonomy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/17/frc-europe-high-court-denies-right-to-abortion-upholds-irish-legal-autonomy/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:17:11 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=87315 PR Newswire (FRC): "In a decision involving challenges to Ireland's abortion laws, the European Court of Human Rights today held that the European Convention on Human Rights does not contain a general right to abortion . . . In November, 2008, Family Research Council, the Alliance Defense Fund (FRC's counsel), the European Centre for Law and Justice, and the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children filed an amicus brief supporting Ireland." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/17/frc-europe-high-court-denies-right-to-abortion-upholds-irish-legal-autonomy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/01/eclj-tells-un-protect-christians-from-religious-hatred/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/01/eclj-tells-un-protect-christians-from-religious-hatred/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:43:21 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=74603 ACLJ: "The ECLJ has just filed an important document with The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) at the UN - a follow-up to testimony we provided nearly three years ago when we began challenging the dangerous, anti-Christian concept known as 'defamation of religions.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/01/eclj-tells-un-protect-christians-from-religious-hatred/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/aclj-is-providing-legal-aid-to-persecuted-pakistani-christians/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/aclj-is-providing-legal-aid-to-persecuted-pakistani-christians/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:13:09 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67648 Pakistan Christian Post: "Speaking at the PPC conference on August 2, 2010, Shaheryar Gill, attorney with the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), shared about the work ACLJ’s affiliate, European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) is doing in Pakistan. Gill said that the ECLJ is providing legal assistance to persecuted Christians in Pakistan." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/aclj-is-providing-legal-aid-to-persecuted-pakistani-christians/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/01/italy-confident-in-crucifix-appeal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/01/italy-confident-in-crucifix-appeal/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:03:06 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=64875 UPI: "Italian authorities said they expect a 'positive result' in their appeal of a court ruling that banned the display of crucifixes in schools." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/01/italy-confident-in-crucifix-appeal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/30/ban-on-crucifixes-in-italian-schools-is-appealed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/30/ban-on-crucifixes-in-italian-schools-is-appealed/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:15:23 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=64730 Associated Press: "A European ruling banning crucifixes in Italian schools should be overturned, nine European governments said in an appeal Wednesday. ... The decisions of the court -- an arm of the Council of Europe, the continent's premier human rights watchdog -- are binding on the council's 47 member states and therefore have an impact far beyond Italy." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/30/ban-on-crucifixes-in-italian-schools-is-appealed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/ten-member-states-join-italy-in-support-of-the-crucifix/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/ten-member-states-join-italy-in-support-of-the-crucifix/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:58:10 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/ten-member-states-join-italy-in-support-of-the-crucifix/ European Center for Law and Justice: "For the first time in the record of the ECHR, ten member States are simultaneously intervening as 'third party' in one single case. The case at stake is the Lautsi case - also known as the 'crucifix case' - which will go before the Grand Chamber of the ECHR on June 30th. The Court has communicated to the ECLJ the list of the following Member States: Armenia; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Greece; Lithuania; Malta; Monaco; San-Marino; Romania; The Russian Federation." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/02/ten-member-states-join-italy-in-support-of-the-crucifix/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/21/religious-exemption-adopted-in-council-of-europe-anti-discrimination-resolution/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/21/religious-exemption-adopted-in-council-of-europe-anti-discrimination-resolution/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 17:10:23 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/21/religious-exemption-adopted-in-council-of-europe-anti-discrimination-resolution/ LifeSiteNews: "Pro-family advocates at the Council of Europe have scored a victory with substantial changes of language to protect religious freedom of expression in a resolution on 'discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.' On April 29, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) voted 51 to 25 to adopt Resolution 1728 (2010), which the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) had helped to delay until wording had been inserted to protect religious objections to homosexuality." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/21/religious-exemption-adopted-in-council-of-europe-anti-discrimination-resolution/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/14/eclj-joins-italian-crucifix-case-in-european-court-of-human-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/14/eclj-joins-italian-crucifix-case-in-european-court-of-human-rights/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 20:35:02 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=60840 Zenit: "The European Centre for Law and Justice has been authorized to become a third party in the court hearing regarding the legitimacy of displaying crucifixes in Italian schools. The center reported Wednesday that the European Court of Human Rights gave it authorization to become an amicus curiae to the 'Lautsi vs. Italy' case." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/14/eclj-joins-italian-crucifix-case-in-european-court-of-human-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/25/eclj-to-the-un-egypt-must-legalize-conversion-from-islam-to-christianity/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/25/eclj-to-the-un-egypt-must-legalize-conversion-from-islam-to-christianity/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:33:46 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=49612 ACLJ: "The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) - an international affiliate of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) - has submitted a critical case to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion urging Egypt to legalize conversion from Islam to Christianity in accordance with International Human Rights standards. The ECLJ submitted the case January 22nd on behalf of Mohammed Bishoy Hegazy v. The Arab Republic of Egypt. A copy of the filing is available here." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/25/eclj-to-the-un-egypt-must-legalize-conversion-from-islam-to-christianity/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/04/challenge-to-irelands-pro-life-laws-goes-to-european-court-of-human-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/04/challenge-to-irelands-pro-life-laws-goes-to-european-court-of-human-rights/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:08:56 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=44072 LifeSiteNews: "Third-party interveners Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), the European Center for Law and Justice and the Alliance Defense Fund (on behalf of Family Research Council), contend that it is 'Ireland's sovereign right to determine when life begins' and what rights attach to pre-natal life. They also claim that domestic remedies have not been exhausted, and that therefore the ECHR lacks jurisdiction to hear the case." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/04/challenge-to-irelands-pro-life-laws-goes-to-european-court-of-human-rights/feed/ 0