Michael John De Dora

Policy director & UN representative of Center for Inquiry. President, UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief.

Pakistan’s Hypocrisy on Freedom of Religion and Belief

“We believe that states have the primary responsibility for the promotion and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of its people.” So said Mr. Qazi Saleem Ahmed Khan of Pakistan, on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, on the floor of the UN Human Rights Council just a few weeks ago. Mr. Khan would later lament what Pakistan sees as an “increase in religiously motivated crimes.” It was heartening to hear such remarks from Pakistan. However, as …