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Women, Religious Liberty, and Persecution: From Kimpa Vita to Tai Ji Men
Some women were burned at stake for their spiritual message. Others were “just” persecuted, such as the women of Tai Ji Men.
Women Worldwide Follow Their Conscience and Practise Their Faith—Whatever the Injustice
Cases of bloody persecution from Iran, Russia, and China show how brave women persecuted for their beliefs can be. Female Tai Ji Men dizi are equally brave.
Spirituality and Fights for Women’s Rights: From Spiritualist Suffragettes to Tai Ji Men Dizi
The connections between women’s rights and religious movements are not coincidental. Since the 19th century, spiritual movements have supported the fight for women’s equal rights.
Voices of Courage: Women’s Resilience in the Fight for Justice
We continue to learn from exemplary women such as Rosa Parks and Tai Ji Men champions of justice Madam Yu Mei-Jung and Mrs. Huang.
Women and Justice: Susan B. Anthony for Tai Ji Men
The great heroine of the US feminist movement never betrayed her conscience. She obtained great posthumous victories.
The United Nations and the Tai Ji Men Case: An International Webinar
Scholarly papers and testimonies discussed how the UN principles of human rights and justice should also be applied in Taiwan.
The “Two Covenants” Should Return One: They Should Also Protect Tai Ji Men in Taiwan
The UN should revisit its treatment of freedom of religion or belief and its watching procedures over all states, members and non-members.
The UN, Multiculturalism, and Tai Ji Men
Tai Ji Men dizi are the best embodiment of the true spirit of multiculturalism. Their role should be acknowledged.
Tai Ji Men and the Two Covenants
Taiwan incorporated the two UN Human Rights Covenants into its domestic law. Yet, they were both consistently violated in the Tai Ji Men case.
Calling for a Solution of the Tai Ji Men Case
We join Tai Ji Men in respectfully asking the government of Taiwan, whose commitment to democracy in a region plagued by non-democratic regimes we appreciate and applaud, to return through a political act the confiscated sacred land to Tai Ji Men and publicly confirm that, as Taiwan’s Supreme Court stated, they never violated the law nor evaded taxes.
It would be a small step for Taiwan’s government, but a crucial one to tell the world Taiwan is truly committed to freedom of religion or belief and to the protection of religious and spiritual minorities that were once persecuted by its authoritarian and post-authoritarian regimes.
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“The Tai Ji Men Case” web site is a project by Action Alliance to Redress 1219 whose aim is to collect and put at the readers’ easy disposal articles, documents, and videos—from academic studies to magazine articles—about the case of Tai Ji Men, a mempai (similar to a school) of qigong, martial arts, and self-cultivation headquartered in Taiwan, which has been victim of discrimination and persecution in its home country since 1996, and whose street protests have generated widespread international protests. Here you can find an exhaustive chronology of the case.
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