Religious Fanaticism vs Confidentiality – Part 1
Trinidad and Tobago – Industrial Court upholds a bank’s decision to dismiss a JW elder for confidentiality breaches In September 2017, the Industrial Court of Trinidad and Tobago upheld an employer’s decision to dishonorably dismiss a Jehovah’s Witness employee who disclosed confidential information belonging to the employer. This employee had stumbled upon sexually explicit material […]
Governing Body Of Jehovah’s Witnesses Seeks to Silence Critics
The Jehovah’s Witnesses are currently having their 2021 Regional Convention. It is all online with videos broadcast directly from jw.org. The title of this year’s convention is Powerful by Faith! Each day of the three-day event is divided into 4 parts. In the final part of the Saturday sessions, governing body member, David Splane gives […]
Personal Data Storage of Jehovah’s Witnesses Questioned
In four separate letters, each affecting a particular individual, the Data Protection Authority require that the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Norway reveal what personal data they store on members, what laws they comply with and whether or not the individuals in question are informed of the collection and storage of their data. Each letter is dated […]
NORWAY: Gry Nygård won in the Court of Appeal against Jehovah’s Witnesses
When Gry Nygård was expelled from Jehovah’s Witnesses, she lost all family and friends. After three years, she is now one step closer to her sons. Originally published on nrk.no by Trine Rognli and Torkil Stoltz “People say it has rained all day, but I have only seen the sun,” says Gry Nygård. The decision […]
NORWAY: Encouraging young people to become martyrs
A child who died after refusing blood transfusions is highlighted as a role model for Jehovah’s Witnesses. “It is incomprehensible that they receive state support,” says former member Jan Frode Nilsen. Originally published on Vårt land by Caroline Teinum Gilje on June 26, 2021. BLOOD TRANSFUSION: “Be willing to put your life in Jehovah’s hands,” […]
Minister Dekker disappointed in Jehovah’s Witnesses’ hunt for sensitive data
Originally published in Dutch by BNNVARA on June 8, 2021 The board of the Jehovah’s Witnesses has attempted to obtain all data from the investigation into abuse within the community through the Freedom of Information Act (Wob). That has largely failed. The conversation reports with victims and other privacy-sensitive data have not been provided. The Minister […]
NORWAY: Expelled from Jehovah’s Witnesses for Sexual Immorality – Going to court to get back in
A former member of Jehovah’s Witnesses says she has been sexually abused. Jehovah’s Witnesses say she was guilty of gross sexual immorality. Today, the parties meet in Borgarting Court of Appeal. Originally published in Norwegian on NRK by Inger Sunder on June 2, 2021. In 2018, Gry Nygård was expelled from the Ski congregation of […]
NORWAY: Gry (49) thrown out by Jehovah’s Witnesses – has not seen her kids for over a year
Mother of two Gry Helen Mollan Nygård has been a part of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ski throughout her adult life. After she told the elders in her congregation that she had been sexually abused, the congregation distanced itself from her. So has her immediate family. Originally Published by Østlandets Blad on May 25, 2012 It […]
France: Jehovah’s Witnesses targeted by incest in Lorient
The public prosecutor’s office in Lorient has opened an investigation following a complaint of rape by a female member of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She accuses her father of having raped her when she was a child. Originally published in French on France Bleu by Ninnog Louis on Friday May 21, 2021. A preliminary investigation was opened […]