Coalition Letter Signed By Saunders Advocates Elevating Religious Freedom In the G20
On January 9, the Religion 20 (R20) Coalition Letter, signed by Dr. William Saunders, was sent to President Trump. It urged the president to recognize the Religion 20 (R20) Summit as a main event of America’s G20 Presidency this year. The letter, signed by 82 distinguished religious leaders, scholars, and foreign policy experts, argues that the Religion 20 Coalition brings together influential religious leaders from major traditions of faith to advance international religious freedom, counter violent extremism, and promote human dignity and security at no financial cost, and builds upon the Abrahamic Accords. The letter itself can be read here.
William Saunders: Overturning Of Roe V. Wade Saves Lives and Teaches That Abortion Is Negation Of Human Rights
Original Article “In communism, people were just something to be used to get to the communist utopia. Then I saw that the abortion is just another way in which you use people,” says Professor Saunders. Professor William L. Saunders is an American pro-life human rights lawyer and Chair Emeritus of the Religious Liberties Practice Group of the Federalist Society – an organization of which five of the current nine members of the US Supreme Court are or were members of. We spoke about how he became pro-life, what was the role of John Paul II in it and what does communism have in common with abortions. But most importantly, we talked about how, after fifty years, it was possible for
Anti-CCP Slogans Appear on the Streets of Henan
Recently, on the streets of Suiping County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province, multiple shocking slogans appeared: “Eliminate the Communist Party, Down with Xi Pig-Head (Xi Jinping)” “Return freedom of speech (back to the people), stop internet censorship” At the same time, a big-character poster titled “Book of Awakening to the Truth” was pasted up, attracting passersby to stop and look. This is no longer an isolated incident — from the Northeast to Central China, more people are expressing their anger and awakening through anonymous means.
William Saunders Speaks on Roe V. Wade at Law and Culture Conferences
In early November 2025, the Center’s director, William Saunders, gave lectures in Slovakia on the legal, social and cultural aspects involved in the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Addressing audiences in Bratislava, he gave keynote lectures at both a law conference and a cultural conference, each concerned with the implications of the Dobbs decision for the human rights struggle throughout Europe.
Leaders Appeal to Trump to Designate Nigeria as a CPC Due to Religiously-Motivated Killings
On October 15, 2025, a letter to President Trump was signed by prominent American Christian leaders and was delivered to the White House. It appeals to President Trump to designate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” for the egregious persecution of Christians there. The List of Signatories can be found at the end of the letter, including Dr. William L. Saunders, Director of the Center for Human Rights. “We fervently urge you to redesignate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act, as you did in your first term. The last several years have seen a burgeoning of violent attacks specifically targeting rural Christians in the country’s Middle Belt, while the government in
Ten Years After the 709 Crackdown: Symposium on Rule of Law & Religious Freedom under Xi Jinping
On July 8, 2025, the Center for Human Rights at The Catholic University of America participated in a Capitol Hill symposium hosted by ChinaAid and Shining Light Media. Pictured at the event, above, are Guangcheng with Commissioners of the International Religious Freedom Commission, Tony Perkins and Maureen Ferguson. The event marked the 10th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s 709 Crackdown, a coordinated campaign launched on July 9, 2015, to silence human rights lawyers and legal advocates across China. Professor William Saunders, Director of the Center for Human Rights, and Distinguished Fellow Chen Guangcheng represented the Center in the day’s first panel, which focused on the CCP’s assault on legal institutions. They joined a distinguished group of speakers including Ambassador