The Tai Ji Men Case: How Discrimination Escalated

03/10/2022 KAROLINA MARIA HESS We live in tragic days, which reminds us that discrimination can easily escalate to persecution and violence. by Karolina Maria Hess* *A paper presented at the webinar “Tai Ji Men: 25 Years of Discrimination,” co-organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without Frontiers on March 1, 2022, United Nations Zero Discrimination Day. … Read more

Discrimination, Religion, and Tai Ji Men

03/08/2022PIERLUIGI ZOCCATELLI The right to non-discrimination and freedom of religion or belief may conflict. International case law has dictated some rules to harmonize them. by PierLuigi Zoccatelli* *A paper presented at the webinar “Tai Ji Men: 25 Years of Discrimination,” co-organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without Frontiers on March 1, 2022, United Nations Zero … Read more

The Power of Education and the Tai Ji Men Case: An International Webinar

01/27/2022 ALESSANDRO AMICARELLI Persecuting Tai Ji Men was an attempt to destroy a unique educational experience, said scholars and human rights activists from various countries. by Alessandro Amicarelli On January 24, 2022, the United Nations International Education Day, CESNUR, the Center for Studies on New Religions, and Human Rights Without Frontiers, organized one of their … Read more

Freedom Under Siege and the Tai Ji Men Case

01/07/2022 SARA SUSANA POZOS BRAVO The assault on religious liberty is increasing, not decreasing, and is often conducted through the improper use of taxes. by Sara S. Pozos Bravo* *A paper presented at the webinar “After 25 Years: Solidarity with Tai Ji Men,” co-organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without Frontiers on December 21, 2021, … Read more

Learning from the Tai Ji Men Case: International Parallels

02/15/2022 HOLLY FOLK Administrative measures often disguise the bureaucrats’ attempt to eradicate spiritual movements they do not like. by Holly Folk* *Presented at the seminar “The Call to Fraternity and the Tai Ji Men Case,” co-organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without Frontiers, Walnut, California, February 5, 2022, after the International Human Fraternity Day (February … Read more