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Pakistan Leads the World in Blasphemy Prisoners
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONMarch 27, 2014 Pakistan Leads the World in Blasphemy Prisoners By: Knox Thames and Elizabeth Cassidy for the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs There is a global rise in the use of blasphemy laws. More than simply placing…
The Moscow Times -- Russia's Extremism Law Violates Human Rights
Dec 1, 2014 FOR YOUR INFORMATIONDecember 1, 2014 | By Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett and Dr. Robert P. George  The following op-ed appeared in The Moscow Times on November 26, 2014. The op-ed also appeared in the Kyiv Post.…
...on blasphemy laws
Many countries around the world have laws that punish expression deemed blasphemous, defamatory of religion, or contemptuous or insulting to religion or religious symbols, figures, or feelings.  The application of these laws has resulted in…
The Huffington Post -- Nations Must Repeal Blasphemy Laws
Feb 3, 2015 FOR YOUR INFORMATIONFebruary 3, 2015 | By Katrina Lantos Swett & M. Zuhdi Jasser The following op-ed appeared in The Huffington Post on February 3, 2015 What did the terrorist attacks against the Charlie…
The Washington Examiner -- Religious freedom can be an antidote to religious extremism
Sep 22, 2015 FOR YOUR INFORMATIONSeptember 22, 2015 | Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett The following op-ed appeared in The Washington Examiner on September 22, 2015 "The Assad regime made no effort to protect the al-…
Pakistan: On Fifth Anniversary of Shahbaz Bhatti Assassination, USCIRF Calls for Reform and Repeal of Blasphemy Law
Mar 1, 2016 Pakistan: On Fifth Anniversary of Shahbaz Bhatti Assassination, USCIRF Calls for Reform and Repeal of Blasphemy Law   WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on March…
Testimony of USCIRF Chair Thomas J. Reese, S.J., on "Blasphemy Laws and Censorship by States and Non-State Actors"
USCIRF Chair Thomas J. Reese, S.J. testified on July 15, 2016 before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission at a hearing titled "Blasphemy Laws and Censorship by States and Non-State Actors: Examining Global Threats to Freedom of Expression." From the…
Religious Extremism in Africa
August 1, 2016 USCIRF and CSIS examined the dynamics that drive extremism among some Muslim and Christian communities in parts of Africa and analyzed the threat such extremism poses to security, community cohesion, and social development. The discussions…
INDONESIA: USCIRF Denounces the Recent Conviction and Sentencing of Jakarta’s Governor for Blasphemy
May 12, 2017 INDONESIA: USCIRF Denounces the Recent Conviction and Sentencing of Jakarta’s Governor for BlasphemyUSCIRF Calls for the Release of Those Accused of or Convicted of Blasphemy   Washington, D.C. –  The U.S.…
Respecting Rights? Measuring the World’s Blasphemy Laws (Abbreviated Version)
Read the Abbreviated Report Here.This abbreviated version of USCIRF’s 2017 Respecting Rights?--Measuring the World's Blasphemy Laws does not include Annex A ("Compendium of Laws") for the 71 countries analyzed in the original report, or Annex B (the "…