Can the Rome Statute help safeguard minority faiths against disproportionate state restrictions? A speech by Hans Noot, Associate Director of Human Rights Without Frontiers, delivered
Lawsuit by a Family Federation member highlights the risks of exposing religious affiliation amid growing public hostility Tokyo, 6th October 2026 – Published as an
Toru Goto endured 12 years of dehumanizing confinement – only to be thrown out with nothing on a cold winter night. Part 6 of “My Experience
Toru Goto recounts how a family dispute became a 12-year ordeal of abduction, confinement and attempted coercive faith-breaking in a Tokyo apartment made into a
How Japan’s public narrative after Abe’s assassination shaped the path from controversy to the dissolution of a minority faith See part 2 of this two-part
Fujisawa Family Church returns to its members as they may now gather again at their dear place of worship they feared lost Tokyo, 11th September
Human rights attorney points out violations of basic rights and how raising children is made exceedingly difficult for persecuted Family Federation families in Japan as schools
Survey after Japanese dissolution and church closures finds nearly 90% of believers report psychological distress Tokyo, 13th August 2026 – Published as an article in
Police inaction leads to crisis of trust as Japanese woman kidnapped twice for her faith is now afraid to report new violent attack to police
After the dissolution in Japan, believers report growing hostility and intolerance Tokyo, 23rd July 2026 – Published as an article in the Japanese newspaper Sekai
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