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U.N. Passes Religious 'Defamation' Resolution Sponsored by Islamic Nations, But Support Dwindles
by Patrick Goodenough https://www.legal-project.org/992/un-passes-religious-defamation-resolution Excerpt: (CNSNews.com) – For the sixth consecutive year, the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday passed a controversial resolution on religious "defamation" sponsored by Islamic nations, but this time, the measure passed by a mere 12 votes. Lobbying by a broad range of religious freedom and other groups has steadily eroded the vote tally for the resolution each year since 2006, but outright defeat of the measure sponsored by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) remains elusive. Tuesday's vote in the 192-member General Assembly passed by 79 votes to 67, with 40 abstentions. The full voting record was not immediately made available. Read the complete original version of this item... Related Topics: United Nations 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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