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United Nations Affirms the Human Right to Blaspheme
by Austin Dacey https://www.legal-project.org/1578/united-nations-affirms-the-human-right-to Excerpt: Having followed the debates on religion and freedom of expression at the United Nations over the last several years, I have become accustomed to passing on bad news, such as a decade of resolutions by the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly "combating the defamation of religions." Now that there is some good news, almost no one has noticed. Late last month, the UN issued a new statement on the extent of freedom of speech under international law. It says that laws restricting blasphemy as such are incompatible with universal human rights standards. 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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