Defending Christians Facing Persecution at the U.N.
This week – through our affiliate, the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) – we delivered two critical oral interventions at the U.N. Human Rights Council on behalf of Christians facing the humanitarian crisis as a result of the ISIS genocide, as well Christians facing violent attacks at the...
Defunding UNRWA is the Right Move
President Trump’s decision to defund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is, of course, the right move from a legal perspective, but lest there be any confusion, it also is the just and empathetic response towards an organization that long has done a disservice to the very population...
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Anti-Semitic Org Conference to be at Major University
The ACLJ is directly engaged in fighting anti-Semitism all over the world and inside the United Nations. Now we’re fighting for Jewish students at universities right here at home. While we recently took legal action to fight for the Free Speech rights of a Christian to preach the Gospel on a public...
ACLJ's Oral Presentation at U.N. for Pastor Andrew
704 days. At the time of this writing, that’s how long it’s been since American Pastor Andrew Brunson was initially arrested and has since been detained in Turkey. That’s 704 days of being shuffled in and out of horrendous prison environments. 704 days of emotional and physical suffering. 704 days...
Remembering 9/11 Seventeen Years Later
On this 17th anniversary, we pause and take a moment to remember 9/11. Even after 17 years, the tragic events of September 11, 2001, are still seared in our nation’s collective memory. 9/11 shook America to its core. On this date every year, it is impossible not to remember the events of that...
International Criminal Court to Charge U.S. Soldiers?
As the International Criminal Court (ICC ) continues to pursue actions against U.S. citizens, including veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States today moved to counter this international body which has a questionable reputation. The Trump Administration plans to sanction the...
Muslim Mob Beats Christians, Tries to Demolish Church
Tensions turned violent as a group of Muslims sought to demolish a Christian church in Pakistan. Babu Sarfraz, Bashir Masih, along with several other men from the church met with our affiliate in Pakistan, the Organization for Legal Aid (OLA), to discuss the incident as well as the reason for the...
Requesting Global Pressure to Release Pastor Andrew
Turkey is holding innocent Christian Pastor Andrew Brunson hostage in direct defiance of the United States and those around the world who believe in and support religious freedom. Pastor Andrew has received no true justice in Turkey’s court system. His most recent appeal was once again arbitrarily...
ACLJ Urges UN Action to Aid Genocide Victims
Even though ISIS is reportedly weakened and running scared, the deadly genocide it waged against Christians has left an unimaginable humanitarian crisis. The danger for survivors trying to return to their homes and rebuild is still very real. The ACLJ just took direct action, presenting a critical...
ACLJ Urges Pressure to Release Pastor Youcef
Innocent Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani was viciously beaten by Iranian authorities and now is locked away in an inhumane prison. Today we’ve taken action, submitting a crucial legal submission to the U.N. Human Rights Council once again to fight for his freedom. The very purpose of this...
ACLJ's Report to Congress Exposing “Deep State”
Just over two years ago, I mobilized a dedicated team of attorneys and staff to launch our Government Accountability Project. This project aimed at shedding light on burgeoning corruption in the bureaucracy that controls our government agencies and implements our laws. We are fighting to hold this...
IG Report Slams Fired FBI Director James Comey
The Department of Justice’s Inspector General (IG), the DOJ’s internal watchdog, just released a scathing 568-page report condemning the actions of senior FBI officials during the height of the 2016 election, including their handling of the Clinton Email Investigation. The report rebukes the...
Bombshell Report Uncovers New Iran Deal Lie
It has long been apparent that the Obama Administration was so intent on brokering a nuclear deal with Iran that it was willing to accept almost any terms to close the deal. Now it has become clear that even the terms that were ultimately agreed to were not honored by the Obama Administration. This...
New FOIA Documents on Clinton Email Server Investigation
It’s a shocking investigatory misstep. We’ve just obtained new FOIA documents showing that the Comey-led FBI lost the chain of custody for one of Hillary Clinton’s email servers during its supposed investigation. In September of last year, the ACLJ issued a FOIA request to the FBI seeking, among...