Thursday, September 20, 2012
UN rights expert condemns violent protests over anti-Islam film
[JURIST] The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai [official website] on Wednesday condemned [press release] the recent violence that erupted after a US citizen released an anti-Islam film. Kiai stated that protests and rallies must be peaceful to be protected by international human rights law and noted that the right of peaceful assembly should not be used as a license to commit violence. He urged the Middle East states to...
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