UN body OKs call to curb religious criticism
The U.N.’s top human-rights body approved a proposal by Muslims nations Thursday urging passage of laws around the world to protect religion from criticism.
The proposal put forward by Pakistan on behalf of Islamic countries — with the backing of Belarus and Venezuela — had drawn strong criticism from free-speech campaigners and liberal democracies.
A simple majority of 23 members of the 47-nation Human Rights Council voted in favor of the resolution. Eleven nations, mostly Western, opposed the resolution, and 13 countries abstained.
The resolution urges states to provide “protection against acts of hatred, discrimination, intimidation and coercion resulting from defamation of religions and incitement to religious hatred in general.”
I hope the resolution will protect the freedom to choose religion, in particular Islam, from against acts of hatred, discrimination, intimidation and coercion resulting from defamation of religions and incitement to religious hatred in general
PBB harus semakin menunjukkan kehadiranya dibanyak masalah dunia sebagai solusi bukan menambah persoalan.
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