Norway: Pedersen’s Propaganda
SUED FOR DISCRIMINATION: “When the State Administrator attacks Jehovah’s Witnesses, she stigmatizes more than 12,000 law-abiding and peaceful citizens,” writes Jørgen Pedersen JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES: The treatment of Jehovah’s Witnesses by the authorities in the last two years has made this a topical issue on the subject of human rights, and will potentially have major consequences […]
NORWAY: Nygard Receiving free legal aid
Shunned: Gry Helen Nygård is grateful for the legal help she now receives from the law firm Schjødt. COURT CASE: The Schjødt law firm assists Gry Helen Nygård with a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights. – This case is fundamentally important, says the lawyer Originally published in Norwegian on VÅRT LAND on […]
NORWAY: Yes to Religious Freedom, but Not at Any Price
If religious groups should expect government funding, they must tolerate government interference. Originally published on Vartland by Yngvil Groth Farsund on Nov 26, 2019 Many have argued that Jehovah’s Witnesses should lose state aid because of discriminatory practices against members. Many have advocated to take away the state grant from Jehovah’s Witnesses and other religious […]
Should Jehovah’s Witnesses Deny their Members the Right to Vote?
Jehovah’s Witnesses deny their members the right vote in democratic societies. Members who exercise their democratic right are expelled and shunned. Freedom of religion is a fundamental right in a democratic society. We have the right to believe what we want. We have a right to associate together and share our beliefs. And we have […]
RUSSIA: Human Rights Violations
Jehovah’s Witnesses have released the following press release on their official website, jw.org, in relation to their human rights crisis in Russia: Threatened with an imminent ban on their worship in Russia, Jehovah’s Witnesses are responding with a direct appeal to Kremlin and Supreme Court officials for relief through a global letter-writing campaign. The Governing […]