MARCH 31, 2011

London, UK, 31 March 2011—PEN International praises the U.N. Human Rights Council for its recent unanimous vote on the right of all individuals to practice religion, which ended a thirteen-year campaign by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to make blasphemy a crime.

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PEN International Applauds Unanimous U.N. Accord Ending Push To Make Blasphemy A Crime