GENEVA (5 March 2019) – States must step up measures to protect freedom of religion or belief, a UN human rights expert said today, citing concerns about the increasing use of anti-blasphemy laws and the imposition of draconian criminal penalties for expressing an opinion about religion. “The increasing application of limits on freedom of expression, including new legal and extra-legal limitations by State and non-State actors, is having a concerning impact on freedom of religion or belief, globally,” Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 05 March 2019. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
