Robert Clarke
Robert Clarke (@Rob_ADFIntl) is a barrister and Director of Advocacy for ADF International. He litigated the landmark case of Mortier v. Belgium at the European Court of Human Rights, which found Belgium to have violated the right to life in respect of an application of its euthanasia law.
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
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