Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: When ‘anti-cult deviances’ clash with human rightsQuand les « dérives anti-sectaires » entrent en collision avec les droits humains (English/ French)Version en françaisBy Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without FrontiersHRWF (10.04.2026) – At the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: A member of FECRIS’ board defends China against accusations of religious persecution By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers (Brussels) HRWF (28.08.2025) – On 19 June 2025, Luigi Corvaglia, a member of FECRIS’ board (*), published a...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UK: Religion : Beware of self-proclaimed influencers without any expertise A new Muslim movement targeted by a self-proclaimed influencer sowing hate speech and hostility, just for the buzz and self-promotion By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
ITALY: Anti-cult association sentenced to pay 35,000 € for defaming Soka Gakkai The Court of Florence established the critical principle that calling a religious movement a “cult” (“setta” in Italian) is defamation in itself. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: FAKE NEWS from an anti-cult organization wrongly claiming the support of the EU Version en français by Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (12.05.2025) – Following the public denunciation of several sentences of anti-cult...
