by admin_HRWF | Apr 9, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Disfellowshipping and “ostracism”: Italian Court sides with the Jehovah’s Witnesses The Court of Teramo reconfirmed that secular courts cannot second-guess ecclesiastical judicial committees, nor forbid teachings on “ostracism.” By Massimo Introvigne Bitter...
by admin_HRWF | Aug 3, 2021 | Human Rights in the World
Italian NGO calls on government to address overcrowded prisons By Josephine Joly Euronews (02.08.2021) – https://bit.ly/3C9TON3 – Italy’s prisons face serious overcrowding problems, with 53,637 people occupying space for 47,000, according to...
by admin_HRWF | Jun 24, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Vatican vs Italy on new homophobia bill: why it’s a religious liberty issue The Vatican claims the new law would breach the Concordat between Italy and the Holy See, an international treaty. It is not about LGBT rights, it is about freedom of religion or belief. By...
by admin_HRWF | Oct 20, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Women take legal action over fetus graves marked with mothers’ names in so-called Fields of Angels. By Hannah Roberts POLITICO (15.10.2020) – https://politi.co/2HitsR9 – At the Prima Porta cemetery, hundreds of white wooden crosses mark the...
by admin_HRWF | Aug 26, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
HRWF (26.08.2020) – Mr. Zhiwen (pseudonym) was born in 1972 in Jiangxi Province, China. Already as a youngster he followed his mother in her Christian faith. He joined The Church of Almighty God (CAG) in 2000. On many occasions, the CCP tried to arrest him. The...
