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Wed 05 May 2009Warning of blasphemy law's 'chilling effect' on free speech
THE ORGANISATION for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has warned the Government that its plan to introduce a new blasphemy law risks flouting international standards on freedom of speech.
Miklos Haraszti, media freedom representative for the 56-nation OSCE, the world’s largest regional security organisation, said new court cases that might emerge as a result of criminalising blasphemy would have a “chilling effect” on freedom of expression.
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