There is a misconception here that this Belgian court decision is dictating to people whom they must associate with.
Rather, it is upholding the right of individuals to choose for themselves whom they want to associate with or not;
Exactly!
You can choose to talk to or not talk to anyone you want, to be friends with or not be friends with whom ever you want. But if someone else tells you who you can speak to, or associate with, or be friends with, that crosses a line to being a hate crime.
Watchtower is the one that is crossing the line, dictating to JWs who they can speak to, email, text, talk to or have association with. That is what the Belgian court found Watchtower guilty of.