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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12709

30 April 2021
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Pakistan
European Parliament calls for review of blasphemy laws
Brussels, 29/04/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 29 April, MEPs called on Pakistan to review its blasphemy laws and their implementation with a view to repealing them.

In the joint resolution adopted by The Left, Greens/EFA, S&D, Renew Europe, EPP, and ECR groups (681 votes in favour, 3 against and 6 abstentions), MEPs express concern about the continued abuse of these laws, which are “incompatible with international human rights law”, “which exacerbates existing religious divides and therefore creates a climate of...

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