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Washington Post
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
European court finds Russia downed MH17, committed rights violations in Ukraine
Europe's human rights court on Wednesday unanimously found Russia responsible for downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and for 'widespread and flagrant abuses of human rights' in Ukraine from 2014 onward, including summary executions and the transfer of children to Russia. The European Court of Human Rights said Russia's pattern of human rights violations also included indiscriminate military attacks; torture, notably rape as a weapon of war; and the intimidation and persecution of journalists and religious groups.
CNN
05-06-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Supreme Court backs Catholic Charities' push to object to state taxes on religious grounds
The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a Catholic Charities chapter in Wisconsin to secure an exemption from certain state taxes in a decision that could expand the type of religious entities entitled to tax breaks under the First Amendment's protections for religion. It was the latest in a series of decisions from the Supreme Court in recent years that have sided with religious groups on everything from public funding for sectarian schools to allowing coaches to offer private prayers on the field after high school football games. 'It is fundamental to our constitutional order that the government maintain 'neutrality between religion and religion,'' Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court. 'There may be hard calls to make in policing that rule, but this is not one. When the government distinguishes among religions based on theological differences in their provision of services, it imposes a denominational preference that must satisfy the highest level of judicial scrutiny.' This story is breaking and will be updated.
NHK
27-05-2025
- Politics
- NHK
Legal gridlock for Filipinos hoping to divorce
In the Philippines, where divorce is illegal due to strong religious values, a bill to legalize it has ignited public debate in the largely Catholic nation.
