These convictions for blasphemy, of which Christians are the main victims, are unacceptable and contrary to international law. They undermine religious minorities. In Pakistan, many Christians have been convicted, including Asia Bibi, who has been on death row since November 2010.
L’Œuvre d’Orient calls on human rights organizations to take action against this violation of religious freedom and freedom of expression.
L’Œuvre d’Orient calls on Muslims of good will to speak out against this archaic image of Islam, in line with what many Muslim scholars from around the world have proposed in recent years, particularly at the international conferences in Marrakesh (January 25–27, 2016) and Cairo (February 28 and March 1, 2017; April 27 and 28, 2017).
Bishop Pascal Gollnisch
Paris, May 12, 2017
