A Short Explanation of the Tai Ji Men Case

Read by Rebecca Wang, a Tai Ji Men dizi (disciple), on July 18, 2022, during the webinar “Tai Ji Men: The Road to Freedom,” and forwarded to international leaders in the religious liberty field. by Tai Ji Men Dizi You may sign a petition supporting Tai Ji Men; signatures will be transmitted to the relevant Taiwanese authorities. … Read more

Parliamentarism and Human Rights: The “New” Transitional Justice and the Tai Ji Men Case

Several countries have recognized that democratically elected Parliaments and serious human rights violations may unfortunately coexist. by Massimo Introvigne* *A paper presented at the hybrid seminar “Effective Parliamentarism and the Tai Ji Men Case,” organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without Frontiers on July 1, 2022, at the Renaissance Hotel, Washington DC, after the International … Read more

Advocacy for Tai Ji Men at the IRF Summit 2022

Several events presented the Tai Ji Men case in connection with one of the world’s largest freedom of religion events. by Daniela Bovolenta On July 1, 2022, a hybrid seminar was organized, at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington DC and online, by CESNUR, the Center for Studies on New Religions, and Human Rights Without Frontiers … Read more

The Tai Ji Men Case at the European Academy of Religion

At one of the largest European gatherings of scholars of religion, academics and dizi discussed the situation in Taiwan. by Daniela Bovolenta On June 23, 2022, a session discussed “New Religious and Spiritual Movements, Discrimination, and Democracy in Taiwan” at the annual conference of the EUARE (European Academy of Religion), one of the largest European … Read more

The Tai Ji Men Case at the CESNUR 2022 Conference

Scholars and dizi presented papers on different angles of the 25-year-old case at Quebec City’s Université Laval by Massimo Introvigne The annual conference of CESNUR, the Center for Studies on New Religions, has been since its first edition in 1988 the most important gathering of international scholars of new religious and spiritual movements. It was … Read more

Tai Ji Men: Taiwan’s Problems with the “Two Covenants” Discussed at the U.N. Human Rights Council

The Tai Ji Men case proves that Taiwan has not implemented yet the human rights covenants it introduced into its domestic law, a written statement says. by Massimo Introvigne Coordination des Associations et des Particuliers pour la Liberté de Conscience (Coordination of Associations and Individuals for Freedom of Conscience), an ECOSOC-accredited NGO, filed at the … Read more

The Meanings of “Environment” and the Tai Ji Men Case

On the eve of United Nations World Environment Day, an international webinar focused on how a “good environment” also requires non-corrupt institutions. by Daniela Bovolenta On June 4, 2022, on the eve of the 2022 United Nations World Environment Day, CESNUR, the Center for Studies on New Religions, and Human Rights Without Frontiers organized one … Read more