A confirmed decision of dissolution would dramatically diminish Japan’s international standing.
Japan: The Dissolution of the Unification Church and International Law. 2. A Call to a Silent Media
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Japan: The Dissolution of the Unification Church and International Law. 1. A Warning by the United Nations
Four UN Special Rapporteurs told Japan that dissolving the Family Federation would be against the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
France: Hate Speech Against Scientology Now Funded by Taxpayers
A France 5 “documentary” offered a textbook example of how “not” to present minority religions to the public.
The Unification Church and the Pal Paradox in Japan
Japanese honor Judge Pal, who defended the principle that laws and their interpretations cannot be retroactive—a principle they did not apply to the Family Federation.
Is There an Anti-Cult Movement in Africa?
The attempts to put religion under state control in Africa now use “cult” stereotypes imported from France, China, and Japan.
Russia Calls Patriarch Bartholomew “Antichrist in a Cassock”
Russian Intelligence now presents itself as the ultimate arbiter of orthodoxy and theology.
Argentina and The Architecture of Suspicion. 1. The Ghost in the Machine: “Coercive Persuasion” and the Displacement of Evidence
Old, discredited “brainwashing” theories and anti-cult rhetoric are still used against spiritual minorities.
Mother Han’s Case: The Persecution, the Lions, and the Little Man
Even worse than those who persecute churches and jail their innocent leaders in Korea are those who applaud the persecution.
How to Kill a Religion: South Korea’s Proposed “Church Dissolution Act”
The proposed legislation is a direct challenge to the ICCPR. It would allow the government to destroy the religions it perceived as politically hostile.
When “Rescue” Becomes Detention: Inside Argentina’s Anti-Trafficking Paradox in the Rudnev Case
The case of the Russian spiritual master is not isolated. It reflects a systemic mechanism where anti-trafficking policies incorporate anti-cult narratives.