The World Council of Churches has called Pakistan to drop it's mandatory death sentence for blasphemy. There should be no punishment for blasphemy. USA Today
GENEVA — The World Council of Churches is calling on Pakistan to repeal the mandatory death penalty for blasphemy in the country's penal code.
The WCC's governing body, which met in Geneva Aug. 26-Sept. 2, issued a statement Tuesday (Sept. 1) urging Pakistan to "guarantee the rights of all religious minorities in the country."
The church council said the law has become "a major source of victimization and persecution" of religious minorities who are living "in a state of fear and terror."
Since the penal code of Pakistan was amended in 1986, "Christians in particular have become targets of harassments and persecutions," according to the WCC, which also noted that human rights organizations say blasphemy accusations are often used to have people imprisoned over business or land disputes.
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