A detailed analysis by a leading French lawyer in preparation for the review of the case by Japan’s Supreme Court.
Unification Church: Japan’s Dissolution Order and International Law. 1. Violating the Believers’ Rights
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Catholic Bishops Denounce Atrocities in Eastern DR Congo: What Exactly Is Happening and Why?
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.
A Judicial Suicide: The Tokyo Decision Against the Unification Church. 3. Subjective Interpretation and “Social Norms.”
The High Court based its decision on a biased view of the church and a vague notion of what is socially acceptable.
A Judicial Suicide: The Tokyo Decision Against the Unification Church. 2. An Irrational Verdict
Rather than on logic, the decision seems to be based on political decisions taken under the pressure of a manipulated public opinion.
A Judicial Suicide: The Tokyo Decision Against the Unification Church. 1. A Death Sentence
A dissolution order is more than just a legal act; it fundamentally denies the dignity of the dissolved religion and its members.
Pakistan: How Judges Protect Forced Conversions to Islam and Child Marriage
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 OLIRE Annual Report on Religious Liberty in Latin America: A Useful Document, but Something is Missing
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.
Pakistan: Court Challenges the Bias That Confines Minorities to Sanitation Work
The Islamabad High Court has condemned religion-based sanitation job ads, but the practice continues despite constitutional protections.
The Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan: An Executive Summary
Ahmadis in Pakistan face daily persecution, legally permitted by the Constitution and Penal Code—but it must never be accepted as normal.
The Hamitic-Arabs of America: Unearthing America’s Forgotten Muslims
A book by Fathie bin Ali Abdat tells the fascinating story of Professor Muhammed Ezaldeen and his unique American Islamic religious movement.