A Webinar organized by CESNUR (Center for Studies and New Religions) and Human Rights Without Frontiers

April 9, 2021 - 4-7 p.m., Brussels time

Chair : Rosita ŠORYTĖ, European Federation for Freedom of Belief

Introduction : The Main Legal and Social Issues Involved in the Ghent Case - James T. RICHARDSON, University of Nevada, Reno

The Ghent Case and Its Belgian Context - Willy FAUTRE', Human Rights Without Frontiers, Brussels

The criminal investigation that got into the spotlight earlier this year did in fact start in 2015.

by Willy Fautré*

https://bitterwinter.org/the-ghent-case-against-the-jehovahs-witnesses-a-chronology/

The Shunning Practice of the Jeohvah's Witnesses - George CHRYSSIDES, University of Birmingham and York's St John University

Excommunication : Looking for a Balance of Interests Between Opposite Freedoms. - Yannick THIELS, attorney, Brussels

Jehovah's Witnesses and Shunning : A Look at International Case Law - Alessandro AMICARELLI, attorney, London

Shunning and Sexual Abuse Cases : Two Tools of Anti-Cult Criticism of the Jehovah's Witnesses - Holly FOLK, Western Washington University

The Ghent Decision and Religious Liberty - Massimo INTROVIGNE, CESNUR, Torino

Jehovah's Witnesses : How the Ghent descision Subverted the Idea of Liberty

https://bitterwinter.org/jehovahs-witnesses-how-the-ghent-decision-subverted-the-idea-of-liberty/

Conclusions - Eileen BARKER, London School of Economics (em.), London

https://youtu.be/sMoMpgLXLiU