Iran recommended that the Netherlands strengthen its rules and regulations in this respect, particularly with regard to defamation of religions and Islamophobia.
Iran recommended that the Netherlands strengthen its rules and regulations in this respect, particularly with regard to defamation of religions and Islamophobia
The provision relating to defamation of the President applies to all individuals within the territory, and not journalists alone, as has been suggested
There is no democratic society in the world where the right to exercise free speech includes the right to defame individuals, including public officials
There is no democratic society in the world where the right to exercise free speech includes the right to defame individuals, including public officials.
Although freedom of expression was sacrosanct, it must not be exploited to defame religions or belief systems or to incite violence against their followers.