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Cults and governments
In many countries there exists [[freedom of religion]], and [[separation of church and state]]. Some of these countries are, also concerned with possible abuses by [[cult]]s and have taken restrictive measures against some of their activities. Those measures were generally motivated by various crimes committed inside cults, especially by a string of murderous incidents involving doomsday cults circa 1995. 

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* {{cite journal | author=Kent, Stephen A. | title=The French and German versus American Debate over 'New Religions', Scientology, and Human Rights | journal=Marburg Journal of Religion | year=2001 | volume=6 | issue=1  | pages= 11 }} [http://www.uni-marburg.de/religionswissenschaft/journal/mjr/kent2.html]

* Council of Europe: ''Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms''
, 4th November 1950 [http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/en/Treaties/Html/005.htm]

* Council of Europe. 1999.: ''Recommendation 1412-Illegal Activities of Sects.'' Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee. 22nd June 1999, 3pp; [http://www.agpf.de/Europarat-Nastase-Report.htm]

==External links==
*[http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/bth/aalderink/index.html "Totally Expunge Evil, Pursue it to the End" Explaining the Crackdown on the Falun Gong] Graduation paper by Karin Aalderink Department of Chinese Studies [[Leiden University]], The Netherlands (2001)