“Public welfare” and “social appropriateness” are not part of “public order” and are not admissible grounds to restrict freedom of religion or belief.
The restriction to freedom of religion the court imposed cannot be considered to be “prescribed by law” within the meaning of Article 18.3 of the Covenant.
A detailed analysis by a leading French lawyer in preparation for the review of the case by Japan’s Supreme Court.
30 years of wars, in part a by-product of the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda, created a situation that seems impossible to solve.
The High Court based its decision on a biased view of the church and a vague notion of what is socially acceptable.
Rather than on logic, the decision seems to be based on political decisions taken under the pressure of a manipulated public opinion.
A dissolution order is more than just a legal act; it fundamentally denies the dignity of the dissolved religion and its members.
In the case of Maria Bibi, the Federal Constitutional Court declared a child an adult, a minor a wife, and a conversion a passport out of the law.
The comprehensive assessment of how freedom of religion is threatened in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and by organized crime, omits the stigmatization of “cults” in democratic countries.
The Islamabad High Court has condemned religion-based sanitation job ads, but the practice continues despite constitutional protections.