On the United Nations International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and the Dignity of the Victims, the suffering of Tai Ji Men was compared to other cases where religious liberty was violated.
Alessandro Amicarelli
Tai Ji Men Case Discussed on Taiwan’s Judicial Day
Scholars and human rights activists examined the central features of the case in an important day for Taiwan.
A Scandal in South Korea: Shincheonji’s Park Rental for a Mass Meeting Cancelled at the Last Minute
Under the futile pretext that it may “provoke North Korea,” authorities compelled the religious movement to cancel a peaceful event with the expected attendance of 100,000 believers and guests.
The Religious Liberty Crisis in Japan and the Anti-Cult Movement: The Vienna Videos
FOREF (Forum for Religious Freedom Europe) organized on October 4 an Info Evening on the Japanese witch hunt following the Abe assassination. Here are the videos.
One Step Forward and Two Steps Back: The Road to Serfdom and the Tai Ji Men Case
The decision by the Taichung High Administrative Court was a step towards serfdom, not liberty and democracy.
Truth, Persecution, and Tai Ji Men: An International Webinar
The United Nations have established a day for the right to know the truth about human rights violations. The Tai Ji Men case needs truth, too.
Opinion: Italy, the Great Ramadan Scare, and the Need for a “Mature Secularity”
A public school’s decision to give its students (many of whom are Muslims) a day off for Eid al Fitr has generated unnecessary controversies.
Novedades sobre la Escuela de Yoga de Buenos Aires. 4. ¿Hacia dónde vamos ahora?
Con la decisión de la Cámara de Apelaciones el caso no terminó. Los imputados ganaron una batalla importante. La “guerra” continúa.
Update on the Buenos Aires Yoga School. 4. Where Do We Go from Here
With the decision of the Court of Appeals the case did not end. The defendants won an important battle. The “war” continues.
Novedades sobre la Escuela de Yoga de Buenos Aires. 3. Los fallos de la Cámara de Apelaciones
El 7 de diciembre se anuló la elevación a juicio. El caso se devolvió al juez Lijo, con la opinión disidente de un juez de Apelaciones que habría absuelto inmediatamente a los acusados.
Alessandro Amicarelli
Alessandro Amicarelli is a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, and a barrister of Italy, specializing in International and Human Rights Law and Immigration and Refugee Law. He has lectured extensively on human rights, and taught courses inter alia at Carlo Bo University in Urbino, Italy, and Soochow University in Taipei, Taiwan (ROC). He is the current chairman and spokesperson of the European Federation for Freedom of Belief (FOB).