Saturday, August 2, 2008

Backgrounder on 'Defamation of Religion' Laws

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty has published a detailed document on the history and issues surrounding the recent push by predominately Islamic nations for international laws against "defamation of religion." It notes that the first such law submitted to a UN body was only about defamation of Islam, but was later broadened to include all language. Most frightening is that in March 2007, the UN Human Rights Council voted 21-10 in favor of such a law. Human rights indeed.

More HERE.

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