UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution Against Religious Intolerance, Without Mentioning Defamation of Religion

On Dec. 19, according to a United Nations press release, the U.N General Assembly:

adopted a new text on combating intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatization, discrimination, and incitement to violence against persons, based on religion or belief, ... [proposed] on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).  By that text, it strongly deplored all acts of violence against persons on the basis of their religion or belief, as well as all attacks on and in religious places, sites and shrines in violation of international law.

Human Rights First noted yesterday that, unlike past resolutions, this one avoids the concept of "defamation of religion."