The ICLN is strictly non-partisan and fully independent. It is a private initiative and therefore informal. Lawmakers, government representatives, clergy and experts are invited ad personam. Participation presupposes a visible Catholic or otherwise Christian profile that is reflected in the individual voting record and public statements, especially where it regards the sanctity of human life, the true nature of marriage and the family and the commitment to defend the fundamental freedom of religion and conscience as the prime human right of every man and woman around the world on every continent. Here Christians are by far the most under threat.