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Spain: Justice Recognises the Right to Describe Jehovah’s Witnesses as a “Destructive Cult” | Orthodox Times (En)
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The designation of Jehovah's Witnesses as a "destructive sect," a person's official declaration that they are their "victim," and the establishment of an association entitled "Victims of Jehovah's Witnesses" fall under the umbrella of freedom of expression, according to the court ruling.
The Association of Victims of Jehovah’s Witnesses will not have to be disbanded, as requested by the religious grouping
The judicial battle between Jehovah’s Christian Witnesses and the Spanish Association of Victims of Jehovah’s Witnesses (AEVTJ) has resulted in a resounding support from Justice for freedom of expression. Madrid’s Provincial High Court has fully confirmed the first instance judgment following the trial in which the victims were denounced by the confession itself and guarantees that criticisms made by former members – including the “destructive s…
The sentence gives reason to the victims and states that they are not "encouraged to insult", but rather "act with an evident sense of denunciation to change the habits of religious confession by conforming to the current values of democratic societies"
Spain: Justice recognises the right to describe Jehovah’s Witnesses as a “destructive cult” | Orthodox Times (en)
Nothing prevents someone from referring to themselves as a “victim” of Jehovah’s Witnesses or even describing the organisation as a “destructive cult,” a Spanish court has ruled in the name of freedom of expression, in a rare decision affecting a powerful religious movement that frequently files complaints against its critics. A Madrid court upheld on April 16, on appeal, a lower court ruling in favour of the Spanish Association of Victims of Je…
A Madrid court has ruled in an appeal that it is not illegal to label the Jehovah's Witnesses religious group a "destructive sect" and that people have the right to criticize its rules, AFP and Spanish media reported today. The court ruled in favor of the Spanish Association of Victims of Jehovah's Witnesses (AEVTJ), citing freedom of speech as the basis for its ruling. The Madrid court's decision can be appealed to the highest court and ultimat…
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