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GENEVA — The United Nations’ top human-rights body approved a proposal backed by Muslim nations Thursday urging the passage of laws around the world protecting religion from criticism.
The proposal by Pakistan had drawn strong criticism from free-speech campaigners and liberal democracies.
Twenty-three members of the 47-nation Human Rights Council voted in favor of the resolution. Eleven mostly Western nations opposed it, and 13 countries abstained.
The council is dominated by Muslim and African countries, which have argued that religions, in particular Islam, must be shielded from criticism.
