by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jan 8, 2014 | news
The orthodox sect expert Alexander Dvorkin who is the head of advisory council at the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation where he examines materials on existence of religious extremism and intolerance, recently gave students in Arkhangelsk an open lecture on history of Islam where he made offensive statements about Muslim doctrine and the prophet Mohammed. Video of this lecture was published on the website of the local diocese, as mentioned in Alexander Stepanov’s blog on “Ekho Moskvy”.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jan 8, 2014 | news
On March 15, 2013, 10:42 Recently in Arkhangelsk, the orthodox sect expert Alexander Leonidovich Dvorkin gave students an open lecture on the origins of Islam. Video of that lecture was published on the website of the local diocese. That lecture deserves special...
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Oct 24, 2013 | CAP LC Europe, EU Parliament
Some other speakers will speak of the good practices that exist in Europe regarding the treatment of religious minorities but I will have the difficult task of describing a country with a system which is known for its discriminatory and bad practices. Unfortunately, I know this country pretty well, as it is mine: France.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Oct 1, 2013 | CAP LC Europe, OSCE
For years, France has had a policy of stigmatization and negative stereotyping of minorities of religion or belief it has labeled as “sects” or, more recently as “sectarian movements”. This derogatory classification corresponds to the improper assessment of religion or beliefs and the consideration that some of them, new or minority ones not belonging to traditional Churches or Institutions, are “deviant” and constitute “sectarian drifts”.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Jul 31, 2013 | France
In a decision of January 31, 2013, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sentenced France in 3 cases (vs. Association cultuelle du Temple Pyramide, Association des Chevaliers du Lotus d’Or, and Église évangélique missionnaire, also known as « Missionary evangelical church of Besançon) for violation of religious freedom (violation of Article 9 of the Convention – Requests 50471/07, 50615/07 and 25502/07).
