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NGO Criticizes French Counterterrorism Measures
January 09, 2019
In November 2018, Amnesty International published a report characterizing counterterrorist “administrative control” measures in France as “bypassing the ordinary criminal justice system and its principles,” ripe for abuse, and subject to discriminatory application, including against the Muslim population.
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McCarthy: ECtHR Case Shows Danger of Sharia Blasphemy Rules
January 08, 2019
Andrew McCarthy warns in the National Review that a European Court of Human Rights ruling upholding Austria’s conviction of a woman for making accurate historical comments about the Islamic prophet Muhammad highlights how “free speech has been supplanted by sharia blasphemy standards” in Europe.
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ECtHR Upholds Austrian Conviction of Islam Critic
January 08, 2019
In October 2018, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held Austria had been within its rights to convict a woman of “disparaging religious doctrines” over her insulting comments about Islam’s prophet Muhammad, upholding Austria’s judgment that the comments had violated “the right of others to have their religious feelings protected.”
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OSCE Event Pushes for NGO Coalitions to Promote “Tolerance”
January 08, 2019
In September 2018, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights hosted an event at which OSCE and nongovernmental organization leaders shared best practices regarding how NGOs can “promote tolerance and non-discrimination” by building “cohesive and sustainable coalitions” across the globe.
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OSCE Body Publishes Guide on Treatment of “Foreign Terrorist Fighters”
January 08, 2019
In September 2018, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights published a set of guidelines on how governments should counter threats posed by fighters entering their territory after waging jihad in foreign countries in compliance with international human rights standards.
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