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v. existing legislation concerning the protection of children should be more
rigorously applied. Additionally, those belonging to a sect must be
informed that they have the right to leave
vi. persons working for sects should be registered with social welfare bodies
and guaranteed social welfare coverage, and such social welfare provi-
sion should also be available to those deciding to leave the sects.
Interim Reply by the Committee of Ministers
1. The Committee of Ministers shares the Assembly's concern about the problems caused by
the increasing activities of certain sects and religious movements of a nontraditional
character. Since until now these problems have been dealt with very little at the level of the
Council of Europe, the Committee of Ministers has asked the Council for Cultural Cooperation
(CDCC), the European Committee on Legal Cooperation (CDCJ), and the Steering Committee
on Social Security (CDSS) to give an opinion on the Recommendation.
2. The Committee of Ministers has forwarded the text of the Assembly Recommendation
1178 (1992) to member States, drawing their attention to paragraph 7, point iv. In this
respect it notes that 13 member States have ratified the European Convention on the
recognition and enforcement of decisions concerning custody of children and on restoration of
custody of children and that a Standing Committee has been set up to study and to facilitate
the functioning of the Convention.
This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in Cultic Studies Journal, 1992, Volume 9,
Number 1, pages 89-119. Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the
bound volume. This fact could affect how you enter bibliographic information in papers that you may write.
v. existing legislation concerning the protection of children should be more
rigorously applied. Additionally, those belonging to a sect must be
informed that they have the right to leave
vi. persons working for sects should be registered with social welfare bodies
and guaranteed social welfare coverage, and such social welfare provi-
sion should also be available to those deciding to leave the sects.
Interim Reply by the Committee of Ministers
1. The Committee of Ministers shares the Assembly's concern about the problems caused by
the increasing activities of certain sects and religious movements of a nontraditional
character. Since until now these problems have been dealt with very little at the level of the
Council of Europe, the Committee of Ministers has asked the Council for Cultural Cooperation
(CDCC), the European Committee on Legal Cooperation (CDCJ), and the Steering Committee
on Social Security (CDSS) to give an opinion on the Recommendation.
2. The Committee of Ministers has forwarded the text of the Assembly Recommendation
1178 (1992) to member States, drawing their attention to paragraph 7, point iv. In this
respect it notes that 13 member States have ratified the European Convention on the
recognition and enforcement of decisions concerning custody of children and on restoration of
custody of children and that a Standing Committee has been set up to study and to facilitate
the functioning of the Convention.
This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in Cultic Studies Journal, 1992, Volume 9,
Number 1, pages 89-119. Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the
bound volume. This fact could affect how you enter bibliographic information in papers that you may write.
