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USA: State allows 15-year-olds sex-change without parental notification
A report has claimed that residents in Oregon are only now finding out that the state allows teenagers as young as 15 to get state-subsidised sex-change operations without parental notification. ‘It is trespassing on the hearts,…
Iraq: Human rights organisation appeals for Christian protection
Between 21 June and 1 July, four Christians were abducted in Baghdad. One was released following police intervention. Ransoms were paid for the others’ release. However, two were murdered even though ransoms had been paid and…
China: Police, politics and human rights
There was widespread detention of human rights lawyers last weekend after more than 100 lawyers across the mainland issued a joint statement protesting against the disappearance of crusading lawyer Wang Yu. Mainland police detained lawyers and…
Yemen: UN cease-fire fails to take hold
A cease-fire brokered by the United Nations that was to allow the delivery of relief supplies failed to materialise in Yemen on Saturday, as a Saudi-led military coalition carried out airstrikes and fighting continued between the…
