Ban-ki Moon is not the only one criticising international organisations such as the UN’s Human Rights Council for trying to curb free speech in the name of the fight against “defamation of religions” and “blasphemy” laws. A group of freedom of expression rapporteurs from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the UN, the Organization of American States (OAS) and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), have adopted a declaration reiterating the need to respect freedom of speech. Interestingly, the Declaration correctly questions the validity of moves to combat “defamation of religions” given the lack…