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6 October 2018: Peacefully silent protest
Invitation Silent Protest Foundation Reclaimed Voices organizes a peaceful protest in which she wants to reflect on the consequences of child sexual abuse within (closed) religious communities. The reason for this protest is [...]
Kamer wants to investigate abuse of Jehovah's Witnesses
All parties in the House of Representatives believe that there should be an investigation into sexual abuse at the Jehovah's Witnesses. The political groups agreed on Tuesday with a proposal from SP MP [...]
Chamber demands investigation into abuse of Jehovah's Witnesses
If the Jehovah's Witnesses themselves do not want to investigate sexual abuse, then the government must do so. All parties of the House of Representatives agreed today with a preliminary [...]
Motion of the member Van Nispen cs on sexual abuse at the Jehovah's Witnesses
No. SECOND ADJUSTED MOTION OF THE MEMBER OF NISPEN CS To replace those printed under no. 153 Proposed The Chamber, having heard the deliberation, noting that there are many reports [...]
Whole Lower House wants abuse investigation Jehovah's witnesses
All political parties in the House of Representatives want the government to investigate sexual abuse in the community of Jehovah's Witnesses. This is because the board of the religious group refuses [...]
The Lower House requires independent investigation into abuse of Jehovah's Witnesses
Nevertheless, an independent investigation must be conducted into the sexual abuse of Jehovah's witnesses. This requires a majority in the House of Representatives. At a special hotline in [...]
Jehovah's Witnesses refuse to respond to child abuse within church
The Jehovah's Witnesses refuse to respond on Wednesday to requests for clarification about alleged child abuse within the Church. The denomination says that it does not recognize itself in the number of abuse cases that [...]
276 reports of abuse at Jehovah's Witnesses, organization does not recognize itself in this number
A newly established foundation for abuse within the community of Dutch Jehovah's Witnesses received almost three hundred reports within six months. For the time being, the administration of the Jehovah's refuses [...]
278 reports of child abuse by Jehovah's Witnesses
The reporting center for child sexual abuse within the community of Jehovah's Witnesses has received 278 reports since its creation in December. That says the administrator of the hotline, victim organization Reclaimed Voices, [...]
Jehovah's Witnesses do not enter into conversation with victims of sexual abuse
The number of reports of abuse by the Jehovah's Witnesses rises to 276. But the religious organization, despite promises, is not in conversation with victims. Victims of sexual abuse feel [...]