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Facing Fundamentalisms (Apr/May 2013): Note from a Reader

In this new section, we invite regular readers of Facing Fundamentalisms to share a brief summary (limit: 500 words) of relevant recent events in your contexts. Thank you to David Pollock, head of the delegation to the Council of Europe for the International Humanist and Ethical Union for our first Note from a Reader submission. (If you would like to make a submission for a future issue of Facing Fundamentalisms, please contact us!)

Serbian Church Crosses Sensitive Line at Political Rally

The influential Serbian Orthodox Church publicly crossed a line recently when two of its top clergymen took part in a Belgrade rally with messages amounting to direct threats against the lives of government officials.

The First Arms Trade Treaty Recognises Gender-Based Violence

FRIDAY FILE - On April 2, 2013, a decades long campaign culminated in the signing of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) at the UN General Assembly. The ATT prohibits arms sales when there is a risk that weapons could be used to violate international humanitarian or human rights law.

US Embassy in Tel Aviv excludes Palestinians from reception honoring the LGBT community in Israel

Aswat- Palestinian Gay Women was recently invited to attend a reception hosted by the US Embassy in honor of the LGBTQI community in Israel, planned for Thursday 16th May. Enquiring about speakers at the event, Aswat learned that no Palestinian LGBTQI activists had been approached to speak, and that only Jewish Israeli campaigners were invited to speak. Despite requests on our part to be included in the list of speakers, the Embassy repeatedly made the excuse that arrangements had been finalized and that there had not been room to include us in the list of speakers.

New Rule for State-Paid Childbirth Stirs Discontent in Armenia

A government decree in Armenia that bars pregnant women who are not residents of Yerevan from receiving free childbirth services in the capital is causing discontent in outlying regions.

Brazil judicial decision paves the way for same sex marriage

Brazil has become the third and largest Latin American country to give a de facto green light to same-sex marriage.

Urgent action request from AI on Beatriz's case - El Salvador

We are writing to ask you for urgent help on the case of Beatriz, the 22-year-old woman in El Salvador whose life is at risk if she carries on with her pregnancy. As of today, there has still been no decision by the Salvadoran Supreme Court, and no action by the Salvadoran authorities to allow her to have the interruption of pregnancy she needs.

Support Women Persecuted for Blogging about Human Rights Violations

Goal: Support “Reporters without Borders” organization for helping to ensure the freedom of speech and freedom of press for women all over the world.

In El Salvador, a Country Awaits the Supreme Court Decision on Beatriz’s Life

On Wednesday, May 15 the Supreme Court of El Salvador will hear testimony from Beatriz, the 22-year-old woman who has petitioned the court to allow her to have a life-saving abortion, a procedure prohibited under all circumstances in El Salvador and punishable by lengthy prison terms.

Colombia: Women Human Rights Defender Ingrid Vergara's daughter targeted

The daughter of Ingrid Vergara, a prominent Colombian human rights defender, has received a text message telling her that her mother had been killed.

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