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Today is #InternationalBlasphemyRightsDay. It marks the anniversary of the publication of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons in Denmark, which resulted in violent protests, riots, and more than 250 reported deaths. humanists.international/get-involved/c….
Today is about raising awareness. Blasphemy laws still exist in the 21st century. And wherever they exist they undermine human rights and freedom of expression. They lend a false legitimacy to those who commit acts of murder & violence in their name.
13 countries worldwide maintain the death penalty for blasphemy or apostasy (leaving religion) and it remains a criminal offence in over 40 more. Vigilante murders, imprisonment, 'honour killings' - these are the just some of the symptoms of blasphemy laws.
