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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Persecution of Christians: Discussion (13 May 2015)
...is in danger of persecution, for example, imprisonment, torture or violent attack. Such countries include Pakistan where, as many members know, Christians frequently face violent attack and the blasphemy law causes the imprisonment of many people. Interestingly, that law means that most of those victims are fellow Muslims, but Christians spend many years in prison under it. In Vietnam,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Persecution of Christians: Discussion (13 May 2015)
...way of life are killed with sickening frequency. Please ask about country examples either by way of questions or afterwards and we can provide these for each heading. Finally, anti-conversion, blasphemy and apostasy laws continue to blight many lives throughout the world. We appeal to the committee to continue to resolutely support the right of each individual to change religion or...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Persecution of Christians: Discussion (13 May 2015)
Bernard Durkan: ...the same as it was then and it continues. There is something particularly sensitive about religious intolerance. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan mentioned an interesting point. Various countries have anti-blasphemy laws but each in their turn believes those laws apply to others only and not themselves. That is the interesting point. There is good cause for anti-blasphemy laws but they...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Persecution of Christians: Discussion (13 May 2015)
...about this. We are also concerned about the situation in Tanzania where there are sporadic attacks, the number of which has been increasing. It is something on which to keep an eye. Apostasy and blasphemy laws work on an international level. The Vice Chairman has mentioned a resolution at the United Nations to combat hate speech. It has been a real success, as it replaced a resolution...