Those who drafted the human rights treaties regarded FoRB as essential to their integrity—something Taiwan cannot ignore.
Rosita Šorytė
“Spiritual Fraud” and the 2007 Tai Ji Men Decision
Taiwan’s Supreme Court decided that Tai Ji Men’s activities were not fraudulent. It was an important contribution to the international case law on the possibility of “spiritual fraud.”
Reiki, Qigong, and Their Friends and Foes: From Usui to Tai Ji Men
Groups mobilizing universal energies have often faced opposition from various quarters.
Internaționala întunecată a mișcării antisecte. 2. Coordonare internațională
Nu există o singură „mână ascunsă” care să ghideze mișcările antisecte din întreaga lume. Dar există diferite niveluri de coordonare internațională.
Internaționala întunecată a mișcării antisecte. 1. Exemple din șase țări
Formele organizate de opoziție față de „secte” în unele țări sunt diverse. Totuși, apar teme și caracteristici comune.
La Oscura Internacional de los Antisectas. 2. Coordinación Internacional
No hay una única “mano oculta” que guía a los movimientos antisectas en todo el mundo. Pero hay varios niveles de coordinación internacional. Rosita Šorytė* * Ponencia presentada en la conferencia «Discriminación y Criminalización por Razones Religiosas y Espirituales...
La Oscura Internacional de los Antisectas. 1. Seis ejemplos nacionales
La oposición a las «sectas» organizada es diferente en los distintos países. Sin embargo, surgen temas y características comunes.
The Dark International of Anti-Cultism. 2. International Coordination
There is not a single “hidden hand” guiding the anti-cult movements throughout the world. But there are various levels of international coordination.
The Dark International of Anti-Cultism. 1. Six National Examples
The organized opposition to “cults” is different in different countries. Yet, common themes and features emerge.
Religion in Taiwan After the 2024 Elections
While other matters dominated international comments on the 2024 Taiwanese elections, how they may impact religious liberty and the Tai Ji Men case should also be considered.
Rosita Šorytė
Rosita Šorytė was born on September 2, 1965 in Lithuania. In 1988, she graduated from the University of Vilnius in French Language and Literature. In 1994, she got her diploma in international relations from the Institut International d'Administration Publique in Paris.
In 1992, Rosita Šorytė joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania. She has been posted to the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to UNESCO (Paris, 1994-1996), to the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the Council of Europe (Strasbourg, 1996-1998), and was Minister Counselor at the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations in 2014-2017, where she had already worked in 2003-2006. In 2011, she worked as the representative of the Lithuanian Chairmanship of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) at the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (Warsaw). In 2013, she chaired the European Union Working Group on Humanitarian Aid on behalf of the Lithuanian pro tempore presidency of the European Union. As a diplomat, she specialized in disarmament, humanitarian aid and peacekeeping issues, with a special interest in the Middle East and religious persecution and discrimination in the area. She also served in elections observation missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Belarus, Burundi, and Senegal.
Her personal interests, outside of international relations and humanitarian aid, include spirituality, world religions, and art. She takes a special interest in refugees escaping their countries due to religious persecution and is co-founder and President of ORLIR, the International Observatory of Religious Liberty of Refugees. She is the author, inter alia, of “Religious Persecution, Refugees, and Right of Asylum,” The Journal of CESNUR, 2(1), 2018, 78–99.
Languages (fluent): Lithuanian, English, French, Russian.