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Japan and the Unification Church: The Duval Report. 5. State-Sponsored Deprogramming
Children whose parents are NRMs members are dealt with by anti-cult “counselors” in their schools.
Japan and the Unification Church: The Duval Report. 4. Enactment of New Laws
After the Abe assassination, statutes limiting the freedom of “controversial” religions to solicit donations further endangered religious liberty.
Japan and the Unification Church: The Duval Report. 3. Violation of Japan’s International Commitments
Japan keeps introducing limitations to religious liberty that are not compatible with United Nations covenants it has signed and ratified.
Japan and the Unification Church: The Duval Report. 2. Abe’s Assassination and Media Blitz
Anti-cultists and the media misinterpreted and manipulated the circumstances of the Abe assassination to attack the Unification Church.
Japan and the Unification Church: The Duval Report. 1. Organized Tort Cases
Creating multiple tort cases against the Unification Church was part of a strategy aimed at destroying the Church and violate international principles of religious liberty.
Japan: A Witch Hunt to Eradicate the Unification Church
The executive summary of a report submitted to various United Nations personalities and institutions, presented in Geneva on September 25, 2024.
Academics and Freedom of Religion of New Religious Movements
Academics have a key role in persuading the courts and the governments that “cults” and “brainwashing” are pseudo-scientific labels used to discriminate against unpopular religious minorities.