comment by Jerry Gordon

As we noted in our other post on the UN Council on Human Rights, the Muslim inmates are in control of this human rights mad house in Geneva. So, as night follows day, a resolution on prohibiting Muslim profiling begets a resolution against blasphemy against Islam, but not against other world faiths. The UNCHR is the plaything of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). So, getting this blasphemy (against Islam) resolution was a snap (21 for versus 10 against). As to the protesting EU and Canada. They didn’t have a chance.

Jihad Watch, March 28, 2008

“Defamation.” Wink, wink.

UN OKs Islamic text against defamation,” by Elaine Engeler for the Associated Press:

GENEVA - The top U.N. rights body on Thursday passed a resolution proposed by Islamic countries saying it is deeply concerned about the defamation of religions and urging governments to prohibit it.

But of course, this doesn’t include calling Jews and Christians “apes and pigs,” or insisting that the Jews worship Ezra.

The European Union said the text was one-sided because it primarily focused on Islam.

The U.N. Human Rights Council, which is dominated by Arab and other Muslim countries, adopted the resolution on a 21-10 vote over the opposition of Europe and Canada.

EU countries, including France, Germany and Britain, voted against. Previously EU diplomats had said they wanted to stop the growing worldwide trend of using religious anti-defamation laws to limit free speech.

The document, which was put forward by the Organization of the Islamic Conference, “expresses deep concern at attempts to identify Islam with terrorism, violence and human rights violations.”

We have no idea how that happened.

Although the text refers frequently to protecting all religions, the only religion specified as being attacked is Islam, to which eight paragraphs refer.

Speaking for the EU, Slovenian Ambassador Andrej Logar said the 27-nation body was committed to tolerance, nondiscrimination and freedom of religion. But instead of a one-sided approach, it would be better to engage in dialogue with mutual respect.

The resolution “urges states to take actions to prohibit the dissemination … of racist and xenophobic ideas” and material that would incite to religious hatred. It also urges states to adopt laws that would protect against hatred and discrimination stemming from religious defamation.

Glass houses, guys. You’ve got ‘em.