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FACT SHEET
Who: The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), an inter-governmental organization of 57
states with majority or...
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Open Doors Australia | PO Box 6237 Frenchs Forest NSW 2086
T 02 9451 2999 | odaustralia@od.
org | www.
opendoors.
org.
au
FACT SHEET
Who: The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), an inter-governmental organization of 57
states with majority or significant Muslim populations, has been working for several
years through the United Nations system to justify and advance the Defamation of
Religions Resolution.
What: The Defamation of Religions Resolution, introduced in the UN, seeks to criminalise
words or actions that are deemed to be against a particular religion, especially against
Islam.
Although proponents justify the “defamation of religion” concept as protecting
religious practice and promoting tolerance, it really promotes intolerance and human
rights violations of religious freedom and freedom of speech for religious minorities in
these countries.
Why: The Defamation of Religions Resolution has the effect of providing international
legitimacy for national laws that punish bl
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