{"id":15724,"date":"2023-03-16T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T16:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=15724"},"modified":"2024-03-13T15:26:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T14:26:30","slug":"echr-condemns-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/echr-condemns-russia","title":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s Top Human Rights Court condemns Russia for punishing a Christian pastor for hosting a prayer in his home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15724\" class=\"elementor elementor-15724\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c3ee69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c3ee69\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7737ff1\" data-id=\"7737ff1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58599ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58599ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Don Ossewaarde was arrested, convicted, and fined over a prayer gathering at his home in Russia.<\/b><\/li><li><b>European Court of Human Rights reaffirms that \u201cmissionary work or evangelism\u2026is protected under Article\u00a09\u201d of the European Convention on Human Rights.<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4e1ef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4e1ef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>STRASBOURG (15 March 2023)<\/b> \u2013 Russia has been condemned by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for violating the right to religious freedom and discriminating against a Christian pastor. In a judgment issued on 7 March 2023, the ECHR held that a 2016 punishment levied by Russian authorities for organizing a peaceful prayer gathering in the pastor\u2019s house in Oryol, Russia was a clear breach of human rights.<\/p><p>In 2016, Donald Ossewaarde, an evangelical Christian pastor, was arrested, taken to the police station, sued, and convicted after he invited locals to his house for worship, singing, and bible study. He was fined 40,000 roubles (appr. 650 euros at the time). After the sentence was upheld by Russian courts, Ossewaarde appealed to the ECHR. ADF International supported Ossewaarde in bringing the case to the Court.<\/p><p>\u201cNobody should be discriminated against or persecuted for sharing their faith, regardless of their religion or denomination. The European Court of Human Rights has yet again affirmed that evangelization and mission work is a key, and robustly protected, element of the freedom of religion under the European Convention on Human Rights,\u201d stated Dr. Felix B\u00f6llmann, Director of Advocacy Europe at ADF International, a human rights group that defends religious freedom worldwide.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Convicted for inviting people to prayer gatherings<\/b><\/p><p>Since 2005, Ossewarde, originally from Michigan, had been living with his wife in Oryol, less than 200 km from the Ukrainian border. They regularly organized prayer gatherings and communal Bible reading. On 14 August 2016, three police officers entered their home. The door was open to give anyone access who wanted to join the Sunday worship. After the service, the officers questioned the attendees. Then they ordered Ossewaarde to come to the police station for fingerprinting.<\/p><p>The police took Ossewaarde directly from the police station to the Zhelezhnodorozhnyy District Court in Oryol where he was convicted for carrying out missionary work.<\/p><p><b>Anti-terrorism law used to criminalize sharing one\u2019s faith<\/b><\/p><p>In July 2016, Russia introduced a new anti-terrorism law, which criminalized \u201cmissionary work\u201d by individuals in many instances. This served as the legal basis for the conviction of Ossewaarde. The law furthermore provides for higher penalties if the accused person is not a Russian citizen.<\/p><p>\u00abI was unjustly punished for exercising my basic human right to speak about my faith and pray with others. My wife and I invited people into our home to sing hymns, read the Bible, and pray together. Millions of people around the world are free to do this without interference, but I was treated like a criminal and convicted under a Russian law directed at terrorists,\u201d Don Ossewaarde recalls.<\/p><p><b>The right to religious freedom protects missionary work<\/b><\/p><p>In its judgment, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the penalty for missionary work constitutes a violation of the right to religious freedom. The Court confirmed that the \u201cfreedom to manifest one\u2019s religion includes \u2026 the right to express one\u2019s religious views\u201d. Furthermore, missionary work or evangelism \u201cis protected under Article 9 alongside with other acts of worship\u201d.\u00a0<\/p><p>According to the Court, sharing one\u2019s faith is a \u201cvital dimension of a religion\u201d and as such worthy of highest legal protection. The Court also dismissed the distinct penalties for foreign citizens, in contrast to those for Russian citizens, as \u201cdiscriminatory\u201d. As such they manifest a violation of Article 14\u2014the right not to be discriminated against.<\/p><p><b>Russia should serve as a warning<\/b><\/p><p>\u201cI am encouraged that the Court has clearly affirmed the individual right of religious freedom, and the key importance of protecting group worship and evangelism efforts. Nobody should be criminalized for praying, or for inviting others to partake in peaceful religious gatherings. Criminalization of religion leads to tyranny. We hope and pray that the international community will pay attention to the erosion of religious freedom in Russia, and that this Court decision will prompt other countries to affirm and robustly protect the religious freedom of their people,\u201d Don Ossewarde said.<\/p><p>\u201cWe enthusiastically welcome the Court\u2019s judgment, as it makes clear that religious freedom extends to people of all faiths and beliefs who are fully entitled to speak about their convictions and invite others to join in as well. We strongly call on Russia to respect the international human rights framework in accordance with this ruling,\u201d concluded B\u00f6llmann<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a471cea elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a471cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-323cc3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"323cc3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImages for free use in print or online in relation to this story only\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0736332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"0736332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;1:1&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:2,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ossewaarde_-Don-picture.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0736332\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ossewaarde Don Picture\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU2MjcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hZGZpbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDNcL09zc2V3YWFyZGVfLURvbi1waWN0dXJlLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjA3MzYzMzIifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ossewaarde_-Don-picture-300x200.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"Don Ossewaarde\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Felix-Boellmann_headshot-1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"0736332\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Felix-Boellmann_headshot\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTc1OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FkZmludGVybmF0aW9uYWwub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wOFwvRmVsaXgtQm9lbGxtYW5uX2hlYWRzaG90LTEucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMDczNjMzMiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Felix-Boellmann_headshot-1-300x300.png\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"Felix B\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Ossewaarde was arrested, convicted, and fined over a prayer gathering at his home in Russia. European Court of Human Rights reaffirms that \u201cmissionary work or evangelism\u2026is protected under Article\u00a09\u201d of the European Convention on Human Rights. 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