We often defend “human rights” without knowing how to define them. It happens because our world lost the understanding of what “human” means. It is a matter of nature.
Marco Respinti
The Persecution of Tai Ji Men Makes Its Women Suffer Twice
The main corrupt bureaucrats that have been persecuting Tai Ji Men for more than a quarter of a century in Taiwan are male. Perhaps it is not a coincidence.
Mark Tarrant’s Documentary on Jimmy Lai Premieres on “Bitter Winter”
Yet another important initiative by the Australian lawyer on behalf of the Honk Kong fashion and media mogul, who remains in prison guilty of innocence, is launched by our magazine.
Respect, Not Only Tolerance for Tai Ji Men
Tai Ji Men’s spiritual teachings may prove more effective than UN statements in securing peace. Provided one condition is observed.
USCIRF “Particularly Concerned” About Mistreatment of Hazaras and Ahmadis by Pakistan
A November 6 statement castigates the repatriation of Afghan members of religious minorities and the continued persecution of the Ahmadis.
Tai Ji Men, Education, and Conscience
Only a righteous world ruled by well-formed consciences can honor freedom of religion or belief as the foundation of all human liberties.
Freedom and Liberty, Two Different Concepts: Tai Ji Men Should Enjoy Both
We speak to the entire world in English, and the world understands. The richness of English helps us to properly address Tai Ji Men’s right to freedom of religion or belief.
Pakistan: Abducted and Forcibly Married Christian Girls Seek Justice in Courts
Mishal managed to escape and now wants her captors punished. Samreen is trying to protect relatives who rescued her from charges that “they” are guilty of kidnapping.
The Hazaras in Afghanistan: Time to Call It Genocide
A conference in Turin, Italy, was a precedent of international value, setting a model of scholarship and advocacy that should be replicated world-wide.
The UN Should Recognize the 1971 Tragedy of Bangladesh for What It Was: Genocide
Experts called for action at a side event hosted by Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) during the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Marco Respinti
Marco Respinti is an Italian professional journalist, member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), author, translator, and lecturer. He has contributed and contributes to several journals and magazines both in print and online, both in Italy and abroad. Author of books and chapter in books, he has translated and/or edited works by, among others, Edmund Burke, Charles Dickens, T.S. Eliot, Russell Kirk, J.R.R. Tolkien, Régine Pernoud and Gustave Thibon. A Senior fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal (a non-partisan, non-profit U.S. educational organization based in Mecosta, Michigan), he is also a founding member as well as a member of the Advisory Council of the Center for European Renewal (a non-profit, non-partisan pan-European educational organization based in The Hague, The Netherlands). A member of the Advisory Council of the European Federation for Freedom of Belief, in December 2022, the Universal Peace Federation bestowed on him, among others, the title of Ambassador of Peace. From February 2018 to December 2022, he has been the Editor-in-Chief of International Family News. He serves as Director-in-Charge of the academic publication The Journal of CESNUR and Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights.