Religious Apartheid 1997 – Continuing Official Repression of Minority Religious Rights in Germany

he cases documented above are but recent examples of the discrimination experienced on a daily basis by Scientologists in Germany. The prevalence of systemic and serious human rights abuses directed at Scientologists in Germany is beyond dispute. Scientologists in Germany continue to be stripped of their fundamental rights with government approval and encouragement simply due to their personal beliefs.

Yet, the German government continues to ignore these human rights violations, continues to refuse to admit that they even exist, and continues to refuse to enter into a dialogue to seek resolution of this problem.

Throughout the course of human history, discrimination against minorities has been a scourge at the heart of repression which shatters the very fabric of democratic society. The United Nations has long sought to counter the crippling effects of discrimination through investigation of actions which violate legally binding human rights instruments.

As the German government has refused to comply with its international obligation to respect the rights of religious minorities such as Scientologists, it is necessary for concerned citizens, human rights groups, governments and international bodies to take effective action so that the rights of minority religious members in Germany are restored and the pattern and practice of official repression ends.

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