HRC 62 Written Statement : The Misuse of Tax Systems Against Spiritual Communities and the Two Covenants

Source : The Misuse of Tax Systems Against Spiritual Communities and the Two Covenants
https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4119307?ln=fr

CAP LC submitted this written statement during the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (15 June – 10 July 2026) under Agenda Item 3, drawing the Council’s attention to a global pattern of misuse of taxation as a tool to target, stigmatize, or weaken spiritual and religious minorities.

To alert the Council that taxation—when selectively applied, used to punish unpopular groups, or weaponized for objectives unrelated to fiscal policy—becomes a serious human rights issue violating freedom of religion, due process, and equal protection under the Two Covenants (ICCPR and ICESCR).

A_HRC_62_NGO_101-EN The Misuse of Tax Systems Against Spiritual Communities and the Two Covenants

Tai Ji Men Case – The Price of Belief: Misuse of Taxes, the Two Covenants, and the Tai Ji Men Case at the UN Human Rights Council—Again
CAP LC submitted its twelfth intervention on the Tai Ji Men case before the UN Human Rights Council, documenting the misuse of taxation as a discriminatory mechanism against spiritual minorities in breach of Articles 18 and 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The statement situates Taiwan’s treatment of Tai Ji Men within a broader global pattern of fiscal persecution affecting minority spiritual communities.
Link: https://taijimencase.org/the-price-of-belief-misuse-of-taxes-the-two-covenants-and-the-tai-ji-men-case-at-the-un-human-rights-council-again/