Is CCHR, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, a Church of Scientology Front?
While the website is honest in admitting that the Church of Scientology founded CCHR and that it works closely with church members, it does not adequately detail the connection between CCHR and the Church of Scientology. This connection appears to be so close that it is hard to know where the one organization ends and the other begins. The connection, as I show below, calls into question CCHR’s assertion that it is an independent organization. Here are seven links between CCHR and the Church of Scientology which, in my opinion, prove that CCHR is not an independent organization. The Only Donations CCHR Made From 2005-2007 Were To The Church Of Scientology I have examined the IRS returns of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007. According to CCHR’s 2007 IRS 990 report, it donated $204,100 to the Church of Scientology. The Citizens Commission did not donate money to any other organizations during 2007. Also, the only donations CCHR made in the years 20
