While some had claimed the dissolution would only strip the church of its tax-exempt status, liquidators have already closed down 260 places of worship.
Patricia Duval
Japan: The Dissolution of the Unification Church and International Law. 2. A Call to a Silent Media
A confirmed decision of dissolution would dramatically diminish Japan’s international standing.
Japan: The Dissolution of the Unification Church and International Law. 1. A Warning by the United Nations
Four UN Special Rapporteurs told Japan that dissolving the Family Federation would be against the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
献金に問題？ なら元首相を殺そう
安倍晋三元首相暗殺事件の裁判は反統一教会勢力によって不条理の劇場に変わってしまった。
A Problem with Donations? Let’s Kill the Former Prime Minister
The trial of Shinzo Abe’s assassin has been converted by anti-Unification-Church forces into a theater of the absurd.
「公共の福祉」と日本の宗教の自由――統一教会の事例
2025年3月の家庭連合への解散命令は、国際法上の日本の義務に反する
“Public Welfare” and Religious Liberty in Japan: The Case of the Unification Church
The dissolution order that hit the Family Federation last March violates Japan’s international law obligations.
日本における深刻な宗教自由の懸念：統一教会の事例
家庭連合（旧統一教会）の解散命令と、宗教的マイノリティの二世に対する学校での「刷り込み教育」は国際法違反である。
Grave Religious Liberty Concerns in Japan: The Unification Church Case
The action to dissolve the Family Federation and the indoctrination of unpopular minorities’ second-generation children in schools violate international law.
洗脳論の亡霊：日本の国会で語られる「マインド・コントロール」 ２. 日本版MIVILUDESと子どもの棄教？
日本弁護士連合会は、悪評高いフランス反カルト政府機関の日本版クローンをつくろうとしている。
Patricia Duval
Patricia Duval is an attorney and a member of the Paris Bar. She has a Master in Public Law from La Sorbonne University, and specializes in international human rights law. She has defended the rights of minorities of religion or belief in domestic and international fora, and before international institutions such as the European Court of Human Rights, the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the European Union, and the United Nations. She has also published numerous scholarly articles on freedom of religion or belief.