PRINCETON Last month, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution condemning defamation of religion as a human rights violation. According to the text of the resolution, Defamation of religion is a serious affront to human dignity that leads to a restriction on the freedom of religions adherents.

Combating defamation of religions

Combating defamation of religions

Combating defamation of religions

In the United Nations, half of the world is pushing to penalize the offense to religion they call it the defamation of religion while the other half of the world is fighting back in defense of freedom of speech.

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Ms. Taracena Secaira (Guatemala) (spoke in Spanish) With respect to draft resolution I, Combating defamation of religions , my delegation would like to state that Guatemala does not accept and condemns the defamation of any religion whose principles and practices are compatible with human rights and fundamental freedoms.

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The OIC member States are very disturbed and indignant at the various forms of defamation to which our religion, Islam, has been subjected and the blasphemy against our Holy Book.

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Counsellor, can I sue for defamation?

(2) Proceedings for racial defamation and insult

(a) Avoidance of prioritization in efforts to combat religious defamation

Anti Defamation League, The Web of Hate, op. cit., p. 40.

We first turn to draft resolution I, entitled Combating defamation of religions .

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Commission members must enjoy immunity from prosecution for defamation.

Germany opposed the resolution. Speaking on behalf of the European Union, a German spokesperson rejected the concept of defamation of religion as not valid in a human rights context, because human rights belonged to individuals, not to institutions or religions.

The resolution is non binding, but if nations were to enact laws putting it into effect, there can be no doubt that it would interfere with freedom of expression. For a start, what counts as defamation of religion is contested.

It differs from defamation in that defamation involves an allegation of a specific fact whose truth or falseness can be proved without difficulty. Insult does not, however, involve any allegation of specific facts.

Public defamation and insult on the grounds of racial or religious origin or membership

If a publication is false, civil defamation remedies should be employed.

They further submit that the applicability of defamation law to racist speech is an unresolved issue in Norwegian law, and for this reason defamation laws are not invoked in cases dealing with racist speech.

68. Defamation and other Injuries, 1968, Lake House Investments, Colombo, 414 pp.

Noting with concern that defamation of religions could lead to social disharmony and violations of human rights,

He believes that the Commission should redouble its vigilance to address the serious forms of defamation of religions.

Defamation, as provided for in article 32, paragraph 2, of the 1881 Act, is the result of any allegation or attribution of specific and erroneous facts which are prejudicial to the honour or reputation of a person on account of his race, his religion or his national or ethnic origin.

The State party submitted that the authors could have taken defamation action against Mr. Sjolie.

At the first sign of ethnic or religious defamation, we need to act promptly and warn strongly of the danger.

(b) That the right to freedom of expression and opinion is subject to the law of defamation, libel and slander

Noting with concern that defamation of religions is among the causes of social disharmony and leads to violations of human rights,

Noting with concern that defamation of religions is among the causes of social disharmony and leads to violations of human rights,

Freedom of religion

28. In terms of numbers of believers, the Christian religion is the majority religion.

Stresses the need to effectively combat defamation of all religions, Islam and Muslims in particular, especially in human rights forums

Stresses the need to combat effectively defamation of all religions, Islam and Muslims in particular, especially in human rights forums

By religion I mean the Christian religion.

The Return of Religion?

(c) Freedom of religion

Promotion of Hindu religion

VII. FREEDOM OF RELIGION

(c) Freedom of religion