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Time for Pakistan, signatory to international agreements, to repeal blasphemy law

By Alliance Alert

Michael Nazir-Ali writing in The Guardian: "Pakistan is a signatory to international agreements which prohibit cruel and degrading punishment. It is time for it to honour its commitments and to stand up to extremist purveyors of hate, if it is to have a respected place in the family of nations. The international community, the UN, the Commonwealth and the EU must do everything they can to make sure this vulnerable woman does not suffer the extreme penalty and that others, like her, are not subjected to months and even years of harassment, imprisonment and anxiety as they await a final verdict on their cases."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on November 15, 2010 (boomark / email).