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Speaking Out Against Silencing the Masses
by Elizabeth Samson https://www.legal-project.org/342/speaking-out-against-silencing-the-masses Excerpt: In the shadow of the Durban II anti-racism conference in Geneva this past April, the United Nations resolution on "Combating Defamation of Religions" has gotten a lot of attention. The resolution is sponsored by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) - a group comprised of 57 Members which include 56 independent states and the Palestinian Authority. Despite its recent media attention, the resolution itself is not new. It has been introduced in the UN every year since 1999 in various forms by Pakistan on behalf of the OIC. The resolution was originally introduced to the UN's Commission on Human Rights under their agenda item on racism (which was later succeeded by the UN Human Rights Council in 2006), and since 2005, it has also consistently been passed by the UN General Assembly. It may not be commonly known that the first draft resolution was entitled "Defamation of Islam". Many delegates to the Commission on Human Rights felt that the resolution was not being evenhanded since it only addressed Islam, so the OIC amended it to refer to "Defamation of Religions". But as it stands now, the resolution remains under inclusive. While referring to "all religions", the only religion identified by name is Islam. 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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