Federal Court: Raël sect loses against La Liberté
The Raël sect has lost its dispute with the Fribourg daily newspaper La Liberté over the article "Cafés of femininity" published in April 2005. The Federal Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of the UFO sect, thus confirming the decision of the Vaud cantonal court.
The Raël sect has lost its dispute with the Fribourg daily newspaper La Liberté over the article "Cafés of femininity" published in April 2005. The Federal Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of the UFO sect, thus confirming the decision of the Vaud cantonal court.
The newspaper article by La Liberté revealed that two women from the Raël sect were behind the "Cafés of Femininity" series of events. The article also provided information about the sect's ideology, which preaches, among other things, the sexual subordination of women. In 2007, the Vaud cantonal court came to the conclusion that the sexual subordination of women was evident from the Raël writings and that the publication of this fact was in the public interest against the background of the series of events.
Another point of contention concerned the fact that La Liberté claimed that the Raël sect theoretically advocated paedophilia and incest in its writings. The sect's personality had thus been violated. The Lausanne judges agreed with the accusation, but conceded that the error had been corrected by the newspaper.
The newspaper article by La Liberté revealed that two women from the Raël sect were behind the "Cafés of Femininity" series of events. The article also provided information about the sect's ideology, which preaches, among other things, the sexual subordination of women. In 2007, the Vaud cantonal court came to the conclusion that the sexual subordination of women was evident from the Raël writings and that the publication of this fact was in the public interest against the background of the series of events.
Another point of contention concerned the fact that La Liberté claimed that the Raël sect theoretically advocated paedophilia and incest in its writings. The sect's personality had thus been violated. The Lausanne judges agreed with the accusation, but conceded that the error had been corrected by the newspaper.
