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Religious Freedom under Threat in Estonia: Urgent Action Needed
PRESS RELEASE AND DETAILED LEGAL ANALYSIS Geneva, 16 June 2026. Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) publishes its legal review and expresses serious concern following the 8 June 2026 judgment of the Supreme Court of Estonia (Riigikohus), sitting en banc, in Case No. 5-25-49, which upheld the 2025 amendments to the Churches and Congregations Act. The full text of JPTi’s legal review, titled “Analysis of Non-Compliance with Estonia’s International Human Rights Obligations”,
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ESTONIA: JPTi COMMENDS PRESIDENTIAL CONSTITUTIONAL SAFEGUARDS AND CONFIRMS PREVENTIVE INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT
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
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