Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: An abbot appeals his sentence on charges of “psychological subjection” – Presumption of innocence Despite broad acquittals (90%), the lone conviction for “psychological subjection” risks turning France’s justice system into an arbiter of acceptable...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
EU: Discrimination and intolerance in Europe raised at IRF Roundtable on FoRB in Washington IRF online roundtable on religious freedom on 25 November with US State Dept and USCIRF representatives By Hans Noot & Willy Fautré , directors of Human Rights Without...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: The MIVILUDES convicted for the 5th time in 2025 must again pay its victim The MIVILUDES to withdraw 11 defamatory statements against Jehovah’s Witnesses from its 2021 Annual Report Version française By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: The situation is back in flux at MIVILUDES, its head has packed his bags… The political and administrative management of MIVILUDES is a real tangle of hurdles, another example of French ‘mille-feuille’ Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
FRANCE: The Evangelical Church “Impact Christian Centre” has filed a complaint against the MIVILUDES After four condemnations against MIVILUDES already in 2025, one more religious group goes to court on grounds of defamation Version française Le journal...
