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The conviction in Germany on January 13 of a former Syrian intelligence official for crimes against humanity marks a major breakthrough in the fight for justice for atrocities in Syria. In sharp contrast, a French court’s decision in November raises fears that France could harbor perpetrators of similar crimes in Syria and elsewhere.

Children wearing “United Against Hate” t-shirts appear at an interfaith gathering at the Park East Synagogue in New York City in memory of Jewish worshipers who were killed in Pittsburgh in the United States.

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.

A view on Belgrade, Serbia.

Protesters hold a long banner reading "Rescue Human Rights" to demand that the Taiwanese government rectify the Tai Ji Men case and protect human rights on the 25th anniversary of the onset of the Tai Ji Men case, in Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 19, 2021. (AP Images)

The Action Alliance to Redress 1219, the Center for Studies on New Religions, and Human Rights Without Frontiers co-organized a webinar titled “U.S. National Religious Freedom Day and the Tai Ji Men Case” on Jan. 16, 2022.

Protests in Sudan took place in Khartoum and other parts of the country.

Prof. Massimo Introvigne, a world-renowned scholar of new religions as well as the founder and managing director of the Italian Center for Studies on New Religions, flew from Italy to Washington, D.C. to voice his support for Tai Ji Men.

A boy walks through a migrant camp in Calais, northern France, hoping to enter the United Kingdom.

Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.