The claim
هل التجديف فعل مجرّم وفق المواثيق الدولية التي التزم بها لبنان؟
Original review summary
The review distinguishes Lebanese domestic law, which it says criminalizes blasphemy, from the international instruments Lebanon has joined. It says UN bodies recommended decriminalizing blasphemy and that Lebanon rejected that recommendation.[S1]
Additional context
The review reports that the UN Human Rights Committee raised concerns about criminal penalties for blasphemy in its concluding observations on Lebanon in 2018. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] maharat-news original review
Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026