TAIWAN: Abusive tax collection: The case of Tai Ji Men

by admin_HRWF | Apr 8, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief A legal analysis presented at the 6 April webinar “The UN International Day of Conscience” organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without Frontiers By Ms. Charlotte Lee, Human Rights Observer of the Association of World Citizens (Taiwan), Taiwan Lawyer I am a lawyer practicing commercial law in Taiwan and I am also a human right observer from the … Read more

Monsignor Óscar Romero: His Lesson for Freedom of Religion or Belief

04/10/2021 MASSIMO INTROVIGNE A speech at the webinar “The Right to Truth on Human Rights Violations: The Tai Ji Men Case in Comparative Perspective” held on March 24, 2021. by Massimo Introvigne March 24 is the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, a long … Read more

“Right to Truth” on Human Rights Violations Discussed in a Webinar

03/30/2021 MASSIMO INTROVIGNE On the day commemorating the assassination of Bishop Romero, experts gathered to discuss transitional justice and the Tai Ji Men case in Taiwan. by Massimo Introvigne On March 24, 2010, the United Nations instituted the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity … Read more

TAIWAN: Tax justice as social justice (International Webinar by CESNUR and HRWF)

by admin_HRWF | Mar 2, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief Oral presentation at a webinar co-organized by Cesnur and HRWF By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (20.02.2021) – The title of this conference is quite appropriate on this U.N. Day of Social Justice for enlightening the never-ending fight of Tai Ji Men for Justice.  All the … Read more

Social Justice, Taxes, and Freedom of Religion or Belief

A Webinar revisited the notion of “social justice,” and how it was violated in the Tai Ji Men tax case in Taiwan. by Massimo Introvigne February 20 was the United Nations World Day of Social Justice. CESNUR, the Center for Studies on New Religions, and Human Rights Without Frontiers organized a Webinar on “Tax Justice … Read more

Human Rights violations committed by the Taiwan government: Tai Ji Men seeks support in the San Francisco Bay Area

On Monday, Feb 8th, 2021, James Wang, field representative of District 28 Assemblymember Evan Low, had a virtual meeting with Tai Ji Men disciples (called dizi) of the San Francisco Bay Area. Hoping to seek support and raise awareness of the human rights violations committed by the Taiwan government, the dizi related the horror experienced … Read more