Parliamentary Inquiry into the recruitment methods and impacts of cults and organised fringe groups

📣 Parliamentary Inquiry into the recruitment methods and impacts of cults and organised fringe groups and religions

Calling all ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses in Victoria, Australia (and beyond)

The Victorian Parliament is currently holding a Parliamentary Inquiry into the Recruitment Methods and Impacts of Cults and Organised Fringe Groups. This includes groups like Jehovah’s Witnesses.

This is a rare and important opportunity for those of us who have experienced the fear, control, and long-term harm of high-control religious groups to speak up and be heard—on the public record.

🔍 Inquiry Focus (Terms of Reference):

  • How these groups recruit members

  • How they control their members

  • The long-term impacts of coercive control

🎥 Watch this powerful introduction to the inquiry:
👉 Click here to watch the video

📝 Make your submission (open until September 30, 2026):
You don’t need to be a writer or a lawyer. Just tell your truth in your own words. Submissions can be anonymous or confidential.
👉 Click here to make a submission

Whether you were born in, recruited, disfellowshipped, faded, or still in but struggling—you matter, and your story matters.

Let’s make sure our voices are part of the record.

Parliamentary Inquiry into the recruitment methods and impacts of cults and organised fringe groups