Blasphemy laws should be repealed

Thursday, November 15th, 2018

Religious freedom advocates are calling for an end to blasphemy laws across the globe.

“Blasphemy laws are a way for governments to deny their citizens – and particularly those of minority religions – the basic human rights to freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression,” the chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says. Read more

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