Grace Melton is The Heritage Foundation's senior associate for international social issues. She is part of the think tank's DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society.
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You may have missed this year’s Earth Day on April 22, what with historic inflation and a war in Ukraine vying for media attention. But… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Congress is considering several bills that would warp how the U.S. applies sanctions—through the Global Magnitsky Act—against foreigners who violate human rights. The changes would… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The United Nations’ annual Commission on the Status of Women concluded last week in New York. Delegates and activists from around the world met to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on the so-called Global Respect Act (HR 3485), which would impose sanctions on foreigners, including private citizens,… Read More
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Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the United Nations’ independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity, delivered his latest report to the U.N. General Assembly last week that… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The United Nation’s top health czar presented her debut report to the international assembly on Oct. 20. While the COVID-19 pandemic provides a point of departure for the presentation, the… Read More
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With the world watching in horror, the hasty withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan resulted in the Taliban’s near complete control over Afghanistan’s population of… Read More
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The Biden administration is making a stark departure from past administrations in how it talks about, and treats, religious freedom. In his remarks May 12… Read More
SocietyCommentary
By now many Americans have read a glowing news article about the latest celebrity to have a child via surrogacy or watched a human-interest piece… Read More
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Earlier this month, President Joe Biden issued an executive order, “Memorandum on Advancing the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Persons… Read More
