Unabhängige Kommission zur Aufarbeitung sexuellen Kindesmissbrauchs (Germany), “Sexueller Kindesmissbrauch bei den Zeugen Jehovas (topic page)”
“Zwei-Zeugen-Regel”
The German federal independent commission records that affected former members told it the two-witness rule hindered disclosure and led to victims not being believed; it held expert workshops (24 November 2020) and met the organisation's leadership (16 November 2021); the leadership maintained the rule applies only to internal discipline. The commission points to the IICSA and Australian findings that this distinction is insufficient protection.
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Provenance and verification note for Unabhängige Kommission zur Aufarbeitung sexuellen Kindesmissbrauchs (Germany), Sexueller Kindesmissbrauch bei den Zeugen Jehovas (topic page)
Confidence note. Page opened (German). Only a partial German quotation was extracted; no numerical findings were located.
Corroborated by. src-iicsa-2021-0902-religious-organisations-report
Notes. Belgian (CIAOSN 2018) and Spanish material was not located in authoritative form; see risk register.
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-uksc-de-2023-0000-aufarbeitungskommission-jw