PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Geneva, 23 February 2026 — Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) welcomes the principled constitutional leadership demonstrated by President Alar Karis in safeguarding freedom of religion and freedom of association in Estonia. The President’s repeated refusal to promulgate the 2025 amendments to the Churches and Congregations Act (KiKoS), followed by his referral of the legislation to the Supreme Court of Estonia (Riigikohus), reflects a

On 5 February 2026, Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) formally submitted an alternative follow-up report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee in the framework of its assessment of Ukraine’s implementation of priority recommendations issued under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The submission has been officially registered by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights as follow-up information from other sources in relat

Between early 2024 and late 2025, Estonia has undergone a profound constitutional and human rights examination concerning its amendments to the Law on Churches and Congregations . The legislative and judicial developments surrounding this law reflect an ongoing struggle to reconcile national security imperatives with the preservation of fundamental freedoms, particularly freedom of religion and association. This debate—articulated through presidential interventions, parliamen

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