A meat worker sacked for refusing to work on the Sabbath has been awarded almost $30,000 compensation after successfully arguing the decision breached his human rights. Jalesi Nakarawa complained to the Human Rights Review Tribunal that Affco New Zealand terminated his job on religious grounds. Tribunal’s orders: * A declaration is made that Affco committed a Read more
The Irish government has unveiled a package of financial compensation, plus health and welfare support, for former residents of the Magdalene laundries. Compensation totalling $NZ58 to 98 million will be paid to the estimated 770 survivors of more than 10,000 women who lived in the dozen facilities from the 1920s to 1996. Justice Minister Alan Read more
The Catholic Church in Australia has declared it wants the truth exposed before the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, and has pledged it will pay appropriate compensation to victims. The chief executive of the Church’s Truth, Justice and Healing Council — which will represent the Church at the royal commission — Read more
The Czech Republic has signed an historic agreement with the Catholic Church and 15 other religious groups to pay them compensation for properties seized by the Czech Republic’s Communist regime. The deal under which the Czech government will pay churches billions of dollars was signed despite left-wing opposition in what is the European Union’s most Read more
Opus Dei is suing a Danish publisher that has trademarked its name for a card game titled “Opus Dei. Existence After Religion”. The game, the brainchild of a philosophy student, is described as philosophy-themed and strategy-based. Opus Dei is demanding that its trademark be revoked and financial compensation be paid. Continue reading
A European Court of Human Rights decision ordering Poland to pay compensation for not helping a girl obtain an abortion four years ago has upset many in the predominantly Catholic country. The court, which has jurisdiction over 47 European countries, said Poland had violated the European Convention on Human Rights because the girl — who Read more
The Catholic Church in Czechslovakia is deciding how to divide up and manage billion-dollar compensation it is due for property confiscated by the communists in the 1940s. After more than 20 years of discussions, the country’s Chamber of Deputies has passed a bill returning the former property to 17 churches, of which the Catholic Church Read more