Arielle Del Turco

Arielle Del Turco

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  • Nigeria conspicuously absent from State Dept’s list of religious freedom violators

    Nigeria conspicuously absent from State Dept’s list of religious freedom violators

    The fact that the State Department chose to remove Nigeria’s CPC designation, despite ongoing attacks against Christians, shows that the Biden administration doesn’t take religious freedom advocacy seriously enough.

  • 'Old friends' or not, Biden must get tough on Xi

    'Old friends' or not, Biden must get tough on Xi

    China needs to be held accountable when it comes to trade, military aggression, bullying at the United Nations and blatant human rights abuses. At the end of the day, polite virtual meetings won't accomplish anything meaningful.

  • Biden’s State Department slips abortion into human rights report

    Biden’s State Department slips abortion into human rights report

    The United States must preserve the integrity of human rights advocacy in its annual reports and all other aspects of its foreign policy. We can start by making sure the State Department’s annual reports monitor what they purport to monitor — human rights.

  • Enes Kanter brings much-needed courage to the NBA

    Enes Kanter brings much-needed courage to the NBA

    While it’s common for professional athletes to promote Woke social campaigns, few pay attention to the many ongoing human rights crises around the world. Tibetans, Uyghurs, and other oppressed peoples are desperate for the world to know their plight and speak up on their behalf. Kanter is a hero for doing exactly that.

  • Why Taiwan matters

    Why Taiwan matters

    Today, Taiwan is a shining example for people suffering under authoritarian regimes that change can happen. To stand with Taiwan is to stand for fundamental human rights, including religious freedom. The United States should do so without reservation.

  • Apple enables China's war on faith in its app store

    Apple enables China's war on faith in its app store

    Last week, it was reported that a Bible app and Quran app had been removed from Apple's App Store in China following pressure from the Chinese government. This is hardly surprising behavior from the Chinese Communist Party.

  • Biden's UN speech falls flat

    Biden's UN speech falls flat

    What American leaders say on the world stage matters. What American leaders fail to say matters too. Biden's speech before the United Nations this week projected a lack of seriousness given the significance of our international challenges. This will have consequences.

  • The UK is at a crossroads of conscience concerning assisted suicide

    The UK is at a crossroads of conscience concerning assisted suicide

    A bill proposed in the Scottish Parliament would legalize physician-assisted suicide, adding Scotland to a growing list of countries that allow the practice. What the Scottish Parliament eventually decides to do with the bill will reveal something about the conscience of the nation. Will Scots choose to tell their fellow man their lives are worth living, or not?

  • Biden wants us to forget about Afghanistan. We must not

    Biden wants us to forget about Afghanistan. We must not

    Biden’s disaster in Afghanistan is not over by a long shot. The suffering of millions of people will far outlast the news cycle. And so should our collective memory.

  • Taliban takeover brings new hardships for Afghan women

    Taliban takeover brings new hardships for Afghan women

    The Taliban is trying to convince the rest of the world that they will respect human rights, including women’s. But the women of Afghanistan aren’t buying this for a second, and neither should the rest of the world.

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