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Springtime for defamation of religion

Posted: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 by Robert C. Blitt

By Robert C. Blitt

The US Department of State and numerous human rights organizations have prematurely heralded the end of attempts to entrench an international norm prohibiting blasphemy at the UN. In 2011, Human Rights Watch (HRW) celebrated what it labelled... Read More »

Tags: Freedom of Expression, Islam, Blasphemy, Defamation of Religion, United Nations

Springtime for defamation of religion

Posted: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 by Robert C. Blitt

Tags: Freedom of Expression, Islam, Blasphemy, Defamation of Religion, United Nations

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