Posted on 03/27/2008 9:16:45 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
GENEVA - The top U.N. rights body on Thursday passed a resolution proposed by Islamic countries saying it is deeply concerned about the defamation of religions and urging governments to prohibit it.
The European Union said the text was one-sided because it primarily focused on Islam.
The U.N. Human Rights Council, which is dominated by Arab and other Muslim countries, adopted the resolution on a 21-10 vote over the opposition of Europe and Canada.
EU countries, including France, Germany and Britain, voted against. Previously EU diplomats had said they wanted to stop the growing worldwide trend of using religious anti-defamation laws to limit free speech.
The document, which was put forward by the Organization of the Islamic Conference, "expresses deep concern at attempts to identify Islam with terrorism, violence and human rights violations."
Although the text refers frequently to protecting all religions, the only religion specified as being attacked is Islam, to which eight paragraphs refer.
Speaking for the EU, Slovenian Ambassador Andrej Logar said the 27-nation body was committed to tolerance, nondiscrimination and freedom of religion. But instead of a one-sided approach, it would be better to engage in dialogue with mutual respect.
The resolution "urges states to take actions to prohibit the dissemination ... of racist and xenophobic ideas" and material that would incite to religious hatred. It also urges states to adopt laws that would protect against hatred and discrimination stemming from religious defamation.
The pressure to protect religions from defamation has been growing ever since a Danish magazine published caricatures of Muhammad, provoking riots across the Islamic world in 2006 in which dozens of people were killed. The publication of a different caricature in a Swedish newspaper last year again led to protests from Muslims.
Sorry, infringes on free speech. Thanks for playing, though. Well, actually, no thanks for playing.
The U.N. can ef off for all I care.
Grunt. Squeaaaal!!!
“The U.N. Human Rights Council, which is dominated by Arab and other Muslim countries ... “
Who was the genius that thought that up?
But then the entire Muslim world would have to get new textbooks for their schools.
Naw, ‘cause their xenophobia is just a “cultural expression” dontcha know.
The top U.N. rights body on Thursday passed a resolution proposed by Islamic countries saying it is deeply concerned about the defamation of religions and urging governments to prohibit it.
So the imams will have to stop defaming Christianity and Judaism? I bet that will happen.
Part of your paycheck goes directly to the United Nations, which is run by turd-world thugs, turd-world tinpot Islamic dictators, basket-case tribal jokes-for-leaders from Africa, terrorists, communists, and every other form of scum unworthy of oxygen.
And the UN is wildly successful at achieving its intended goals - diminishing American sovereignty and American clout. America has the massive GDP, America has the massive military - there is no other direction to suck it than down.
The decoupling of America's entangling alliances and agreements should be a major foreign policy goal - all agreements should be decomposed into a strictly bilateral terms. The leaders of one nation making an agreement with the leaders of another nation - no swamping out of American clout by collectivizing an assortment of nation states together to pose in concert against America.
I cannot wait until the UN, during a Democrat presidency, votes to disarm American citizens and dismantle American WMD programs. I want a reason.
LOL That’s incredible
They mean offending the muslims. The muslims are legally superior to the subhuman kufir so it is still permissible for muslims to be antisemitic and denounce Jews as the offspring of pigs and monkeys.
The video made me cry.
I’m ordering a Ka-Bar. Any idea why they don’t accept American Express?
I want a reason too.
Mohamed was a PEDOPHILE.
The Koran exhorts Muslims to hide among non-muslims, and kill them when they can.
Muslims kill people that leave their religion.
Go ahead and sue me - none of the above is defamation.
Islam should be declared not a religion, because it is political, more so than it is a religion.
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