A survivor speaks out about abuse from the NZ Royal Commission Case Study
A Survivor from the NZ Royal Commissions Case Study on abuse, Sina Dubbleman, speaks out about her life as a Jehovah’s Witness.
A Landmark Ruling: New Zealand’s Supreme Court Denies Jehovah’s Witnesses Appeal
A Landmark Ruling: New Zealand’s Supreme Court Denies Jehovah’s Witnesses Appeal “Survivors will feel ecstatic it has finally come to an end and the Jehovah’s Witnesses are no longer trying to escape scrutiny.” -Shayne Mechen, Advocate, quoted in RNZ article “Supreme Courte dismissed Jehovah’s Witnesses final appeal for Abuse in Case exemption.” On September 16th, […]
The New Zealand Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry Case Study on Jehovah’s Witnesses
The Case Study from the New Zealand Royal Commission Abuse in Care is out. This article discusses some points based on the 64-page study on Jehovah’s Witnesses, from which the organization attempted to be dismissed.
Jehovah’s Witnesses lose bid to get abuse report before victims
The Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Australia lose bid to get abuse report before Victims Auckland, New Zealand, 21 June 2024 – The Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry (“the Inquiry”) delivered recommendations on 30 May 2024, to Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden, as required by the inquiry’s Terms of Reference. […]
AUSTRALIA: Actors Wanted
If you haven’t watched or listened to the secret recording of Robin Bass calling the Watchtower branch in Australia to discuss the Jehovah’s Witnesses reluctance to sign up to the redress scheme, you must. Towards the end she mentions Jehovah’s Witnesses’ plans to build a new movie studio in Sydney. That recording is a nice […]
AUSTRALIA: Case Study 54: Stewart’s Introduction
This is the Royal Commission’s 54th Case Study. It follows the Royal Commission’s inquiry into the Jehovah’s Witnesses and Watchtower Australia in Case Study 29. That case study concerned the responses of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and Watchtower Australia to allegations, reports and complaints of child sexual abuse within the organisation. Case Study 29 took place in […]
AUSTRALIA: ARC Child Sexual Abuse – The Bare Facts
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has been holding public hearings in Sydney, Australia. These public hearings began on Monday July 27 2015 for the church of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Jehovah’s Witnesses are referred to as Case Study 29. The scope and purpose of the public hearing was to inquire into: The experience of survivors […]
ARC: The Bare Facts on Child Sexual Abuse
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has been holding public hearings in Sydney, Australia. These public hearings began on Monday July 27 2015 for the church of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Jehovah’s Witnesses are referred to as Case Study 29. The scope and purpose of the public hearing was to inquire into: 1. The experience of survivors of […]