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States have the primary responsibility to … protect the human rights of religious minorities
Today we honour and remember the victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief. Across the world, we continue to witness a rise in hate speech, intolerance, and even physical violence and attacks on individuals, groups, and sites, purely because of their religious beliefs or significance. This violence often goes hand-in-hand with the…
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Flemish government ‘cleaning up’ Islamic communities
Other state-recognized and state-financed religious communities in Flanders concerned about their future with the new Flemish decree By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers Photo: © Klaas De Scheirder HRWF (14.06.2021) – After the deportation of a Turkish imam a few months ago, Minister of Domestic Affairs, Equal Opportunities and Integration of the Flemish government,…
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Germany hit again by the US State Department for discriminating religious minorities
Executive Summary of the US State Department report on Religious Freedom, regarding Germany: “The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of faith and conscience and the practice of one’s religion. The country’s 16 states exercise considerable autonomy on registration of religious groups and other matters. Unrecognized religious groups are ineligible for tax benefits.…
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EU Commission designates new EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion: Christos Stylianides
The Bishops of the European Union welcome the appointment of Christos Stylianides as EU Special Envoy on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief Outside the EU. Cardinal Hollerich: “We wish him success in this important role of promoting a fundamental right and a core value of the European Union threatened in many…
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Yet another legal win for Scientology in Germany
State of Baden-Württemberg loses in court against a Scientologist EUToday has just reported about this new legal defeat of a German state when discriminating a Scientologist at the workplace for his beliefs. The EuToday newsportal published that “The State Administrative Court of Appeal for Baden-Württemberg dismissed the State´s appeal against a positive judgement won by…