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Russia faces fine for violating ‘fundamental rights’ of Jehovah’s Witnesses

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www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/feb/22/russia-faces-fine-violating-fundamental-rights-jeh/

EXCERPTS: Russia’s mistreatment of 14 Jehovah’s Witnesses more than a decade ago violated their “fundamental rights to freedom of religion and liberty,” the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday.

[...] According to the judicial body, which is Europe’s highest human rights court, the Russian government must pay more than $112,000 in fines as compensation. A three-judge panel of the ECHR rendered the judgments, which cannot be appealed and are treated as final. The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers will monitor whether Russia follows the rulings and pays the fines.

Since these violations took place between 2010 and 2012, Russia has declared the Jehovah’s Witnesses an extremist group, ordered the liquidation of its registered operations and heightened its arrests and prosecutions of members. Several have received harsh prison sentences — longer than those typically given kidnappers and rapists.

[...] Mr. Lopes contended that the FSB often will “bait” a member “into talking about his beliefs, record the conversation, and use that as “evidence” of extremist activity and a basis for criminal charges. Today’s judgment effectively directs Russia not to interfere with the Witnesses’ ministry — as sharing one’s beliefs is a fundamental part of freedom of religion.”

[...] “In Russia and Crimea, 82 Jehovah’s Witnesses are in prison and hundreds more face criminal charges under articles of the Russian Criminal Code,” he said. “If at some point Russian law is likewise enforced in Ukraine, then the Witnesses there will face the daily realities that their fellow believers in Russia and Crimea have been living [with] for nearly five years since 2017.” (MORE - missing details)
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