by HRWF | Apr 14, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
NORWAY: Norwegian city under fire for refusing grants to Christian institutions Nine council members in the city of Klepp in Norway are investigating possible violations of religious discrimination. CNE (11.04.2023) – The municipal council members are currently...
by HRWF | Mar 1, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
NORWAY: Why the European Court of Human Rights rejected a complaint from a disfellowshipped former Jehovah’s Witness rejected The case of a disfellowshipped woman who demanded that courts compel the Jehovah’s Witnesses to readmit her was widely misinterpreted by the...
by HRWF | Jan 5, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
NORWAY: Oslo District Court suspends de-registration of Jehovah’s Witnesses A draconian and unjust decision by the County Governor of Oslo and Viken has been blocked by quick judicial intervention. The fight, however, continues. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter...
by HRWF | Feb 3, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
An unfair decision against the Jehovah’s Witnesses On January 27, the County Governor denied to the Witnesses state subsidies they have received for thirty years, creating a danger for all religions. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (02.02.2022) –...
by HRWF | Dec 15, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Controversy about the adoption of a Muslim child by a Christian family Child adoption without taking account of the mother’s wishes breached her human rights, the European Court says in the case Abdi Ibrahim v. Norway (application no. 15379/16) Registrar of the...
