The top United Nations rights body passes a resolution proposed by Islamic countries saying it is deeply concerned with the defamation of religions and urging governments to prohibit it. The European Union claimed the text was one-sided, however, because it focused primarily on Islam. Over the opposition of Europe and Canada, the U.N. Human Rights Council adopted the resolution with a 21-10 vote. EU diplomats said they were concerned with a trend to use religious anti-defamation laws to limit free speech.
