解散決定は、過度な献金の勧誘をめぐる非難に基づいているが、その宗教的性質は無視されている。
Patricia Duval
Japan: Dissolution of the Unification Church. The Duval Report. 5. Freedom of Religion or Belief
The Tokyo District Court claimed its decision did not violate international and constitutional principles of religious liberty. It was wrong.
Japan: Dissolution of the Unification Church. The Duval Report. 4. The 2009 Declaration of Compliance
Paradoxically, the dissolution was pronounced after the methods for soliciting donations that the court had objected to had almost disappeared.
Japan: Dissolution of the Unification Church. The Duval Report. 3. Reading the Decision
The District Court relied not only on civil cases but also on settlements and statements, and ignored the issue of deprogramming.
Japan: Dissolution of the Unification Church. The Duval Report. 2. The Japanese Context
The court decision is the culmination of almost forty years of harassment of the religious movement by politically motivated and greedy lawyers.
Japan: Dissolution of the Unification Church. The Duval Report. 1. The Religious Aim of Donations
The dissolution decision is based on the accusation of soliciting excessive donations. But their religious nature is ignored.
Japan and the Unification Church: False Figures Supported the Dissolution
The Japanese government is claiming there were 500 victims of coerced donations after 2009. This figure is false.
日本と宗教、「公共の福祉」というスキャンダル：２. 統一教会への攻撃
「公共の福祉」の原則は、多数派が不快に思う宗教は排除され得ることを意味する。それが現在、統一教会に起きている。
日本と宗教、「公共の福祉」というスキャンダル：１. 日本の国際的義務への背反
日本が憲法および法律において、「公共の福祉」の名のもとに宗教の活動を制限し、さらには抑圧できるという原則を維持することは、国際的義務に違反する。
Japan and Religion, the Scandal of “Public Welfare.” 2. The Assault on the Unification Church
The “public welfare” principle implies that if a religion displeases the majority, it can be eradicated. It is what is happening to the Unification Church.
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.