Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: Belgium goes on financing the Russian Orthodox Church despite the war in Ukraine By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (19.09.2024) – Despite the weaponizing of the Russian Orthodox Church/ Moscow Patriarchate by President...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: A strange court decision: Catholic bishops to pay 1500 EUR on a gender-based issue Only men can become deacons in the Catholic Church. The judges say they cannot change this but can sentence Catholic authorities to indemnify the woman. By Massimo Introvigne...
Human Rights in the World
BELGIUM: Sex workers can now have regular job contracts See Euronews Video here By Dimitri Korczak Euronews (21.06.2024) – The new rules allow them to sign job contracts with approved employers. It’s an unprecedented effort to regulate the sector, but not...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Ban on Islamic headscarf in Flemish schools admissible Ban on visible symbols of belief in the official education system of the Flemish Community not incompatible with Article 9 of the Convention Registrar of the European Court (16.05.2024) – In its decision in...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: Sikhism’s quest for recognition Request for Sikhism to be officially recognized as a religion in Belgium is set to be discussed in parliament before the current legislative session ends in June. La Croix International (15.04.2024) – In early...
