by HRWF | Jul 17, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
JAPAN: Japan’s threat to international religious freedom By Aaron Rhodes The Messenger Opinion (15.07.2023) – Japan has a well-earned reputation as a defender of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, known and admired for its lively, open politics and...
by HRWF | May 28, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
JAPAN: The Department of State and the drama of religious liberty in Japan The U.S. Department of State is not an NGO By Massimo Introvigne Washington Times (24.05.2023) – The U.S. Department of State’s yearly report on religious liberty is eagerly...
by HRWF | Dec 16, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Authorities destroy Unified Church of Vietnam’s Son Linh Pagoda Followers say they are under pressure to join the State-approved Buddhist Church of Vietnam. RFA (13.12.2022) – https://bit.ly/3jbfmnt – Local authorities in Kon Tum province in Vietnam’s...
by HRWF | Oct 9, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Unification Church before the UN claiming persecution over Abe’s killing In the eye of the storm since the murder of the former prime minister, the Church founded by Rev Moon filed a complaint with the UN Human Rights Committee, saying that a “national tragedy” has...
by HRWF | Jul 16, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Abe’s assassination: an anti-cult hate crime? Media hysteria against the Unification Church, not the Unification Church itself, may have excited the weak mind of the killer. By Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter (15.07.2022) – https://bit.ly/3OaPSAI – Now...