Una nueva audiencia en el caso de una “secta” imaginaria pone de relieve el uso indebido de las leyes contra la trata de personas por parte de fiscales obsesionados con la “persuasión coercitiva”.
Maria Vardé
Victims and Protectors: Who Needs Whom? The Rudnev Case in Argentina.
A new hearing in the case of an imaginary “cult” underscores the misuse of anti-trafficking laws by Argentine prosecutors obsessed with “cultic brainwashing.”
La absolución del pastor Tagliabué y la cruzada argentina contra las «sectas»
Las acusaciones de tráfico de personas se utilizan como arma contra las minorías religiosas: una tendencia preocupante a la que algunos tribunales se resisten.
The Acquittal of Pastor Tagliabué and the Argentinian Crusade Against “Cults”
Accusations of human trafficking are weaponized against religious minorities. It is a disturbing trend some courts are resisting.
Tai Ji Men and the Importance of Trust and Justice to Achieve Real Peace
Peace studies emphasize the importance of conscience, which Tai Ji Men dizi systematically promote, and justice, which they are denied.
Judicial Day and the Tai Ji Men Case
Colonialism and discrimination of spiritual minorities are based on similar prejudices, as the history of the Tai Ji Men case demonstrates.
Tai Ji Men and the Two Covenants
Taiwan incorporated the two UN Human Rights Covenants into its domestic law. Yet, they were both consistently violated in the Tai Ji Men case.
Incomplete Justice in Taiwan and the Tai Ji Men Case
While we celebrate the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision of 2007, we should also ask why it failed to achieve its full effects.
The 228 Incident and the Tai Ji Men Case: A View from Argentina
Argentina and Taiwan share a tragic past. Both have not totally dealt with its legacy.
Violence Against Women and FORB: Cases from Taiwan and Argentina
The Tai Ji Men case confirms that women tend to suffer more when freedom of religion or belief is denied. There are similar cases in Argentina.
Maria Vardé
Maria Vardé graduated in Anthropological Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires and is currently a researcher at the Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires (Institute of Anthropological Sciences, Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities, University of Buenos Aires). She has written and lectured on archeology, spirituality, and freedom of religion or belief.