Only a righteous world ruled by well-formed consciences can honor freedom of religion or belief as the foundation of all human liberties.
Marco Respinti
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.
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai Has Been in Jail for 1,000 Days: An Australian Lawyer Invented a New Way of Supporting Him
The fashion and media mogul remains in prison for asking for democracy. Attorney Mark A. Tarrant has launched a creative campaign to protest his detention.
Genocide in Afghanistan: Toward a Hazara Tribunal?
On the examples of the China Tribunal and the Uyghur Tribunal, an independent international court may bring the Hazara case to the attention of the world.
NGOs at the UN Against Organ Harvesting, While Falun Gong Asks Italy to Save Lives
CAP-LC and GHRD took the lead in denouncing the criminal practice at the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The Italian government was petitioned on the fate of Ma Xiuyun and Tang Pingshun.
Tai Ji Men and That Marriage of Liberty and Responsibility We Call Democracy
Democracy should be continuously stress-tested, verified, and criticized, but passion should always accompany devotion. When democracy fails, civil society fails as well.
Can Religious Liberty Bring Taiwan to Build an Alternative International Diplomacy?
The Taiwan International Religious Freedom Summit very practically focused on what is possible, not chasing only what is desirable. A modest proposal can help that country to confront the constant threat posed by Communist China.
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.