Saturday, February 04, 2006

Hürriyet-ECHR: Defaming religion is not expression of opinion

"ECHR: Defaming religion is not expression of opinion

The caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed have caused an uprising throughout the Muslim world, while the Danish Prime Minister Rasmussen persists that the publications of these caricatures were within the limitations of 'freedom of expression'. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has now become involved in the controversial cartoon debate and reached two unanimous decisions over the matter, which could take the form of a conviction. The cartoons were first published in a Danish newspaper almost four months ago, however, the debate has reached a peak in recent days with other European newspapers now publishing the caricatures. "

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