This is the second in a series of posts on this week’s OSCE “Human Dimension Implementation” meeting in Warsaw. More will be coming later today.
(Originally posted at ICLA)
Apostasy and Its Consequences: A Submission To OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting by Bürgerbewegung Pax Europa
The following is the submission made by Bürgerbewegung Pax Europa to the OSCE Human Dimension Meeting in Warsaw on 1 October 2012. The submission looks at how Islamic principles relating to apostasy are in violation of the most basic principles of human rights:
Statement by Bürgerbewegung Pax Europa
OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
Working Session 10
Freedom of Thought, Conscience, Religion or Belief
Warsaw, Monday, October 2, 2012
Apostasy and its Consequences
With the number of immigrants professing the Muslim faith rising sharply in the OSCE region, there is growing concern about the manifestations of intolerance for changing one’s religion from Islam to another religion or none at all.
Islamic Law is very clear about the consequences of leaving the Islamic faith:
When a person has reached puberty and is sane voluntarily apostatizes from Islam, he deserves to be killed.[1]
However, CSCE Vienna 1989 as well as Copenhagen 1990 reiterated
- the need to “ foster a climate of mutual tolerance and respect between believers of different communities as well as between believers and non-believers.” (Vienna 1989(16.2))
- that participating States recognize that the exercise of the above-mentioned rights relating to the freedom of religion or belief may be subjected only to such limitations as are provided by law and consistent with their obligations under international law and with their international commitments. (Vienna 1989 (17))
- that participating States reaffirm that everyone will have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right includes freedom to change one’s religion or belief […] (Copenhagen 1990 (9.4)).
The current situation of ex-Muslims in Europe is dire. Many have been forced into hiding, fearing for their lives after the issuance of death fatwas for their conversion or apostasy; others have lost family and friends as a result of their leaving the Islamic faith. One case in point is a Bangladeshi man and his wife who is currently imprisoned in the United Kingdom after claiming asylum and being detained after officially renouncing Islam. Their asylum application was denied and they are now awaiting deportation to Bangladesh, where they will be killed according to Islamic Law for apostatizing.[2]
ODIHR recognizes the “problems [that] encompass infringements of the right to change, adopt and renounce a religion or belief, as well as limitations to the right to manifest one’s religion or belief” throughout the OSCE region.
BPE calls on participating States to protect apostates, supporting their right to change their belief without the threat of death.
BPE reminds participating States of their commitments with respect to changing of one’s religion without repercussions.
Notes:
| 1. | See ’Umdat al-salik wa ‘uddat al-nasik, or The reliance of the traveller and tools of the worshipper, commonly referred to as Reliance of the Traveller when cited in English, by Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri. The Revised Edition (published 1991, revised 1994) is “The Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law ‘Umdat al-Salik (d. 769/1368) in Arabic with Facing English Text, Commentary, and Appendices”, edited and translated by Nuh Ha Mim Keller, amana publications in Beltsville, Maryland, USA. Page 595. | |
| 2. | www.faithfreedom.org/articles/persecution-by-islam/apostates-of-islam-ignored-and-persecuted-even-in-the-west/ |
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2 comments:
"When a person has reached puberty and is sane voluntarily apostatizes from Islam, he deserves to be killed."
Yaaa, that kind of attitude run counter to my view, which goes like this.
When a person has reached puberty and is sane and voluntarily apostatizes from Islam he deserves a medal.
Now how do islam and I come to a agreement without them killing me?
11:53 there is no 'coming together'
with a virulent cancer like Islam.
The only way to deal with it is to
gradually remove it country by country. Islam CAN be controlled by this method, it will not re-infect areas formerly occupied, if we are careful. Eventually it can be eliminated from the entire planet.Unfortunately we are in a growing phase at the moment and it looks like North America will succumb and the rest of the Americas will also be infected.
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