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...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGA: Kassasjonsdomstolen stadfester Jehovas vitners rett til å ekskludere medlemmer En endelig avgjørelse som i stor grad er blitt ignorert av belgiske medier English version HRWF (05.01.2023) – Den 19. desember 2023 avgjorde den belgiske kassasjonsdomstolen at...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: The Ghent saga ends: Cassation Court confirms shunning is legal On December 19, 2023, the Belgian Court of Cassation confirmed the appeal decision favorable to the Jehovah’s Witnesses. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (04.01.2023) – “Bitter Winter”...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
BELGIUM: The Court of Cassation upholds the right of Jehovah’s Witnesses to exclude members A final decision largely ignored by the Belgian media HRWF (30.12.2023) – On 19 December 2023, the Belgian Court of Cassation definitively ruled that the religious...
Human Rights in the World
Scandal of Belgian Church’s forced adoption policy resurfaces A Belgian newspaper re-opens scandal that erupted in 2015 and estimates that some 30,000 babies were forcibly given up for adoption with the complicity of the Catholic Church La Croix...