“After more than ten years in the civil service, my husband realised that his career was over, because he knew that advancement in that field was barred to him because of his religion.... We were very concerned as our family’s income depends on my husband being able to find remunerative work. At this point we approached the Church of Scientology Human Rights Office for assistance. As a result of the advice we received, my husband was able to find suitable work with no further problem or discrimination. He is now very popular and successful in his company and the economic survival of our family is assured.”
— M.O., Germany

“The Church of Scientology’s Human Rights Office in Germany helped me handle a situation of severe discrimination that I was facing at work. I am employed as an administrator and my husband and I have two children. One day I was called ... by my boss who said he had started an internal investigation into me and had been questioning my colleagues about my behaviour. This was entirely based on my religious affiliation. Moreover, he had contacted a local organisation that had given him the impression that I was somehow a threat to the company because of my affiliation. I was afraid of losing my job and turned to the Church’s Human Rights Office for help. As a result of their assistance, I was able to reassure my boss that I posed no threat to the company and he realised that he had treated me unfairly. He acknowledged my good work and that he had been given wrong information. In the end, not only did I keep my job, but I was asked to work longer hours for the company at a higher rate of pay.”
— M.G., Germany

“In my professional career as a teacher, I experienced religious discrimination, including leaflets and bad press about me, which created a climate of hate in the school where I was working. The aim of this campaign was to have me transferred to another school, solely due to my religious beliefs. I turned to the Human Rights Office of the Church of Scientology in Paris, which assisted me in actions to uphold my rights. As a result I was able to gain the support of members of parliament and senators who recognised that my rights had been violated.”
— M.R., France