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The Be Heard Project is a voice for the persecuted Church. Through law, public policy, and grassroots action, we amplify your voice to demand that world governments respect the most basic human rights and human dignity of persecuted believers. Join with us today and Be Heard.

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Delivering an Urgent Message to the U.N. Human Rights Council

Jun. 18Delivering an Urgent Message to...

“Violence against Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached alarming levels in recent months.” Those were the words I just delivered in front of the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) this week to urge international intervention for suffering Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and all around the world. I...More

ACLJ Demands Justice for Persecuted Christians in Congo

Jun. 12She Sang Praises to God as They...

Defending a Christian Family in Pakistan Whose Daughter Was Sexually...

May. 30Defending a Christian Family in...

ACLJ Exposes the Horrors of Human Trafficking Before the UN To Spur...

May. 13ACLJ Exposes the Horrors of Human...

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Save Christians From Murder in Congo

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has once again become the site of unspeakable violence , with Christian communities being targeted by terrorists and militant forces. On February 15, over 70 Christians – primarily women, children, and the elderly – were added to the list of victims when they were abducted...More

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SFC Charles Martland

Decorated War Hero Who Saved a Child from Abuse

Sergeant First Class (SFC) Charles Martland is set to be expelled from the United States Army because he was willing to defend a child from horrific sexual abuse and torture. SFC Martland, a Green Beret Bronze Star recipient, faces expulsion from the Army because he intervened to protect a child from an Afghan child-rapist – an Afghan commander allied with U.S. forces who worked on a U.S. military installation. After the young boy's mother begged for help, SFC Martland and his...

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Major Victory: Sergeant First Class Martland Exonerated, Will Remain...

Jay Sekulow //

Apr 29, 2016

It’s a massive victory more than six months in the making. Sergeant First Class Charles Martland – a decorated war hero who faced expulsion from the Army for defending a child – has been exonerated and will be...

ACLJ Sends 66,845 Letters to Save SFC Martland

ACLJ Staff Writers //

Apr 26, 2016

You’ve spoken out in a powerful way. In less than two weeks, 66,845 of you signed on to our letters or wrote letters of your own to save Sergeant First Class (SFC) Charles Martland – a decorated war hero...

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Apr 08, 2016

Over 337,000 of you have signed our petition to defend a war hero, Sergeant First Class (SFC) Charles Martland. But now, as his fate hangs in the balance of his final appeal to save his career, the ACLJ is...

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