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Pope urges Pakistan to repeal blasphemy law
BBC News https://www.legal-project.org/1059/pope-urges-pakistan-to-repeal-blasphemy-law Excerpt: Pope Benedict XVI has called on Pakistan to repeal its blasphemy laws, which can carry a death sentence for insulting the Prophet Muhammad. He said the laws served as a pretext for acts of injustice and violence against religious minorities. The Pope referred to Pakistani governor Salman Taseer, whose assassination last week was blamed on his support for changes to the blasphemy laws. A bodyguard of Mr Taseer has confessed in court to his killing. Read the complete original version of this item... receive the latest by email: subscribe to the legal project's free mailing list Note: The content of external articles does not necessarily reflect the views of The Legal Project. |
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