In July 1986, Pakistan’s National Assembly was specially summoned to add the death penalty to Section 295-C. This single amendment turned the nation’s blasphemy law into one of the world’s most dangerous weapons against freedom of expression and religious minorities, especially against Christians. The proposed changes were straightforward, Islamic, and harsh: Along with life imprisonment, […]
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law: The Islamic License to Lynch — Blood, Mob Justice, and Zero Accountability
Pakistan’s Penal Code Section 295-C is today the most controversial and blood-soaked law in the country. It falls under religious offenses and specifically deals with blasphemy against Islamic prophet Muhammad. Its words state that anyone who, by words, writing, speech, pictures, or visible representation, directly or indirectly defiles the name of Islamic prophet Muhammad shall […]