Info on Religious Freedom for JW's

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 Here some info on this.

 

https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/2024 Jehovah's Witness Issue Update.pdf

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Overview Four years after USCIRF’s 2020 publication on the global persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses, several countries continue to prosecute and impose harsh penalties on the community for their religious beliefs and peaceful religious activities. Laws punishing so-called “extremism” and conscientious objection have resulted in the imprisonment of hundreds of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Other countries employ less harsh mechanisms that prevent Jehovah’s Witnesses from fully gaining legal recognition, deprive them of rights afforded to other religious groups, or impose policies prejudicial toward them. Jehovah’s Witnesses are entitled to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) under international law, and states have a duty to protect and preserve this right.

 

This report provides an update about the current situation of Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world. It provides analysis of major issues Jehovah’s Witnesses face and highlights specific countries of concern based on publicly available information, including information received from the Jehovah’s Witness community.

 

Interesting report. These countries were mentioned - if you wnat to know an update around the wold, but predominately in the "stan"s/ former Soviet Union.

1. Russia

2. Eritrea

3. Tajikistan

4. Turkmenistan

5. Uzbekistan

6. Kazakhstan

7. Kyrgyzstan

8. Azerbaijan

 

and countries I  hand't thought of:

9. Egypt

10. Singapore

11. Japan ....

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In April 2024, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief and three other special rapporteurs sent a joint letter to the government of Japan to raise their concerns about the Q&A guidelines and a subsequent increase in hate crimes and hate speech against Jehovah’s Witnesses and other religious minorities. They called on the government to review and reconsider certain key aspects of the guidelines to ensure their compliance with Japan’s international human rights law obligations.

12. South Korea

 

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Conclusion Jehovah’s Witnesses continue to face widespread persecution and discriminatory treatment on the basis of their religion and affiliated activities across the world. States have an obligation under international law to protect and preserve the freedom of religion or belief for Jehovah’s Witnesses, including the right to conscientious objection.

 

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What's happening is surreal, it's gone beyond government persecution and spread to the population. The report to the UN already mentioned attempted murder.