After the Abe assassination, statutes limiting the freedom of “controversial” religions to solicit donations further endangered religious liberty.
From the World
Universal Peace Federation and Women’s Federation for World Peace Take Japan’s Religious Liberty Crisis to the United Nations
In Geneva, a special briefing and two oral statements at the UN Human Rights Council reminded the international community that what is happening is a serious threat to freedom of religion with global implications.
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.
Egypt, Soccer, and Olympics: How Copts Are Discriminated in Sport
Discrimination of Copts in Egyptian sport damages human rights, religious liberty, and the country’s results in international sport events as well.
“I Got Everything from ‘The Secret Doctrine’”: Mondrian and Theosophy, a Misunderstood Relationship
Denied by some art historians, the influence of the Theosophical Society (which in turn rejected his artistic theories as too complicated) remained crucial until the Dutch painter’s last days. .
Belarus, Conservative Anti-Putin Orthodox Group Raided
Persecuted in Russia, devotees of the “Russian Orthodox Church – Tsarist Empire” may now be banned in Belarus too.