Reporters Without Borders says it deplores the repeated verbal attacks on crime reporter Guy Peleg in recent months by Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and his Likud party.
Ending blasphemy laws around the globe is "a priority for Government", Foreign Office Minister of State for Human Rights Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon has said.
The final Festival of Spirituality conversation and Civic Cafe, The Power of Youth and Football to heal a Divided City, proved extremely rewarding, writes Katie MacFadyen. The issue of dealing with sectarianism and bigotry is something that should involve all of us.
A House of Lords vote against the government's proposals on “homophobic hatred” has provoked mixed reactions, with both Christian and secular activists on each side.
The Church of England and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England have expressed concerns about a government amendment to the Public Order Act 1986 creating a new offence of incitement to hatred on grounds of sexual orientation.