News Room USCIRF In the News 3/03/2011: Bhatti's assassination shows growing extremism in Pakistan - Press Trust of India
| 3/03/2011: Bhatti's assassination shows growing extremism in Pakistan - Press Trust of India |
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The assassination Bhatti was an "outgrowth of that country’s blasphemy law, which fuels extremism and violence rather than keeping the peace," said US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
"The brutal assassination was an outgrowth of that country’s blasphemy law, which fuels extremism and violence rather than keeping the peace," USCIRF chairperson Leonard Leo said.
"Threats against his life were widely known, but Minister Bhatti continued to courageously advocate against the forces of violent extremism and the blasphemy law," said Leo. Tags: |
