Council of Europe body says blasphemy should not be illegal
The body's constitutional law experts argued that while inciting religious hatred should be a criminal offence, blasphemy comes under freedom of expression.

Expatica.com
June 1, 2009

https://www.legal-project.org/359/council-of-europe-body-says-blasphemy-should-not

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 Strasbourg -- Blasphemy is part of a person's freedom of expression and should not be made illegal, a Council of Europe advisory body said in a report published Wednesday.

The body's constitutional law experts argued that while inciting religious hatred should be a criminal offence, as is the case with almost all of the Council of Europe's 56 members, blasphemy comes under freedom of expression.

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