by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Aug 22, 2026 | news
At 95, Lee Man-hee — confirmed Korean War veteran by the South Korean government — awaits trial in a Seoul detention cell. Following a prison visit and a press conference where a fellow veteran spoke of gratitude and national dignity, this article asks: how can a state that honors its veterans with pensions, ceremonies, and a national ministry justify holding one of its last survivors behind bars for non-violent alleged offenses? The question is one of moral coherence, not legal impunity.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Aug 10, 2026 | news
I am speaking today as President of CAP Liberté de Conscience. For more than thirty years, our organization has defended religious minorities protected by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international conventions. With ECOSOC consultative status at the United Nations, CAP LC conducts its advocacy here, at the Human Rights Council, the OSCE and European institutions. We speak for all faiths and none, because freedom of religion or belief is not a privilege; it is a universal right.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Feb 27, 2025 | HRC 58, news
In a written statement presented to the Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council recently We highlighted an issue regarding religious freedom infringement linked to the Shincheonji Church, in South Korea.
A situation arose regarding a gathering scheduled for October 29th to 31st in the year 2024 at Imjingak Pyeonghwa Nuri Park, in Paju area in South Korea. Shincheonji is the group behind the event and has faced criticism for its beliefs in the past; however this time they obtained all the required permits and paperwork to use the venue legally. The event was expected to attract, about 100 000 attendees and involved a commitment of approximately $7 Million.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Oct 11, 2022 | HRC 51, news
on June 18 the Christian TV network CBS broadcast a statement of the murderer, who said he had committed the crime because his ex-wife was a member of a Korean Christian new religious movement, Shincheonji. It came out that in the days before the murder the assassin went though four counseling sessions with Pastor Oh Myeong-hyeon of the Heresy Research Center, an institution specialized in fighting Shincheonji and other groups it considers “heretic,” which also supports kidnapping and forced conversion (deprogramming). Obviously Pastor Oh did not suggest that the man killed his ex-wife, but he excited his hatred against Shincheonji. To deflect blame from himself, Pastor Oh later held a press conference where he claimed that Shincheonji was responsible for the crime and should be punished. If the wife had not joined Shincheonji the crime would never have happened, he said.
by CAP Liberté de Conscience | Oct 10, 2020 | France
SAUVER DES VIES EN FAISANT UN DON DE PLASMA: POURQUOI LES BONNES ACTIONS DE SHINCHEONJI SONT-ELLES IGNORÉES?
