Canada: Quebec law banning religious symbols has much wider implications

27 Mar 2026
A landmark legal challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, is set to be heard by Canada’s supreme court, raising major questions about religious freedom, constitutional rights, and national unity. The 2019 law…

Cuba: same-sex marriage

17 Aug 2018
Cuba’s national assembly is considering changes to the 1976 constitution. A draft new constitution recognises private property and opens the door to same-sex marriage. In July five evangelical churches in Cuba spoke out…

Hungary: proposal to end homelessness

14 Jun 2018
MP Istvan Bajkai hopes homelessness will become a thing of the past if his proposed law is taken on by the government. Bajkai previously worked as prime minister Viktor Orban’s lawyer. He wants…