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40 They are one of us (l’Humanité editorial on 8 January 2015) (2015) 1 LAW THEY ARE ONE OF US [The editorial board of l’Humanité ♠ is deeply shocked by the odious attack that decimated Charlie Hebdo’s team in Paris yesterday {7 January 2015} morning. Most of the cartoons published by l’Humanité are by Charlie’s cartoonists. We followed the same path in work, and in friendship.] They are one of us. A long companionship has grown, over the years, between the teams of Charlie Hebdo and of l’Humanité. Its conductor was CHARB, communist, insolent, and a rigorous professional, who obtained from his crew of rebels the delivery, flawless and on time, of the cartoon that enlivens our daily’s last page. Jul, Luz, Babouze, and Charb himself never missed the weekly appointments, nor did Coco and Besse, who draw for l’Humanité Dimanche. On the eve of the Fête de l’Humanité, one year, Charlie’s editorial team took over the entire iconography of the next day’s issue, spreading over the pages an invigorating and harmless insolence, and their priceless creations that clarified, in a few strokes, the day’s events. Charb was even one day’s editor-in-chief for l’Humanité. He arrived, accompanied by the policemen who assured his security. The director of Charlie shouldered by two policemen! The paradox was merely apparent, since a relation of mutual trust had been established between the anti-conformist rebel and his two shadows. The three of them knew that they were targeted. Char had decided not to be guided by fear, not to engage in self-censorship, nor to be ruled by the the law of the most stupid and most brutal. Charb also provided discreet help to this daily paper, advising young correspondents who were making a start as cartoonists, for one entire Saturday at l’Humanité’s offices in Saint- Denis, and by putting pressure on radio and television channels, to which he was invited, to give l’Humanité, the newspaper founded by Jean Jaurès, its due place beside the other dailies cited — with varying degrees of success. It was he who recommended to us two young cartoonists, Coco and Besse, full of talent and inspiration — thus breaking with the idea that drawing cartoons is a man’s job. Over an extended period, the impertinence of Charlie was well attuned to the rebellious fiber of l’Humanité. We should also mention Siné and Tignous who enlivened l’Humanité Dimanche. To revive memories of the work we shared is also to unwind a reel of friendships that only death could, and did, terminate. ♠ Daily newspaper, formerly [of] the French Communist Party (PCF). The paper is now independent, although it maintains close links to the PCF. Edited excerpts - IMS. l’Humanité could not have done without Wolinsky, Charb, and Tignous They were one of us, and we have raised our glasses together more than once. …...Georges Wolinsky for such a long time brightened the front page of l’Humanité! In two sketches and three words he would untangle a situation, reveal an hypocrisy, ridicule the powerful. In fabulous osmosis with the people, readers who cut out his cartoons in order to glue them on their handbills. l’Humanité could not have done without Wolinsky. The cartoonist had found there a new space of liberty, and perhaps of usefulness. But also friends, like René Andrieu, Roland Leroy, José Fort, who shared memories of joint travels, cultural passions, and the same appetites for life. … Georges …… evoked the possibility to make cartoons for l’Humanité from time to time: to reclaim a new space of liberty, as a gesture of friendship, not untinged with nostalgia. They were so much of us that the emotion that overcame the editorial team at the announcement of the slaughter was deeper than the shock upon a major and traumatic event. Each of us here felt it as a personal and intimate wound. For many of us, brotherhood is not merely rooted in ideas. This personal history, which I refuse to let slip into the past, was not without friction, digs, fits of anger. Newspaper cartooning is a demanding and effective mode of journalism, often more demanding than writing editorials or long analytic pieces. Consequently, this space of liberty is particularly menaced by tyrants and fanatics. At times the scratching of their claws irritated some readers: "... But laughter, even if it had a bitter taste, overcame good manners and reticence. The difficulties for the papers, those which Charlie encounter, as well as those facing l’Humanité, had brought the two teams closer together. My last exchange with Charb was last Monday. He had sent us seven drawings made during the holidays, for a special issue opposing the Loi Macron that will be published on 15 January, distributed with l’Humanité Dimanche. We hoped also that he would draw a cartoon for the cover. He didn’t have time. We will publish his preliminary sketches, in form of an homage. Charb never hid his political views and commitments, a scrupulous militant communist, and unbridled cartoonist, able… His newspaper had taken deep roots in the cultural soil of several entire generations, with a series of cult front page images – those … on the front pages of this newspaper & those we let slip by – by way of thumbing its nose at ambient drowsiness and in eternel contradiction with ready-made ideas. In this, they are one of us, but they are part of everybody in this country. [http://www.humaniteinenglish.com/ spip.php?article2618] * * * * * Law Animated World, 15-31 March 2015 40
POLICING BELIEF: IMPACT OF BLASPHEMY LAWS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ♣ PAKISTAN: The drift away from pluralism in Pakistan has had severe consequences for minorities and religious freedom in general. It has created an atmosphere that encourages intolerance and violence, and the increased influence of religious extremists in the political system has compromised the ability of lower-level judges, police, and government officials to uphold pluralistic values. As one commentator pointed out, “It is…the responsibility of the elected politicians to provide the law and order without which no judiciary can work. Today, for instance, a judge in the districts dare not release the victims of blasphemy for fear of being harmed by violent mullahs.” 17 The influence of religious extremists has also prevented both elected and unelected governments from working to amend or repeal harmful laws in any substantive way. Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and former military ruler Pervez Musharraf both expressed their commitment to amending the religious laws, but backtracked in the face of demonstrations by extremists and pressure from Muslim clerics. 18 Under Musharraf, who ruled from 1999 to 2008, a new amendment required police to investigate blasphemy allegations before making an arrest, but this rule is rarely observed in practice. In February 2010, Minister of Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti told the media that he expected a ♣ Courtesy: https://freedomhouse.org/; suitably edited; Continued from the 28 February 2015 issue; emphases in bold ours - IMS. 17 “State of the Judiciary,” Daily Times (Pakistan), July 7, 2009, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page= 2009\07\07\story_7-7-2009_pg3_1. 18 “Religious Intolerance in Pakistan,” Pakistan Newswires, December 11, 2002; “Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law U- Turn,” British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), May 17, 2000, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/ 751803.stm. change in the blasphemy laws by the end of the year. 19 The proposed amendments would require judges to investigate cases of blasphemy before they are registered, and would impose punishments equivalent to those faced by blasphemers for false accusations. 20 At the European Parliament in May 2010, Bhatti reiterated his confidence that the laws would be amended by the end of 2010, and stated that Pakistani authorities have “made a commitment to amend these laws.” 21 At the same time, Pakistan’s government has consistently supported UN Human Rights Council resolutions on “defamation of religions,” which aim to protect religions as such from insult or offense. This effort has been condemned by human rights groups as a threat to freedom of expression and other fundamental rights. 22 Since Pakistan introduced the first resolution in 1999, it has actively advocated for the “defamation of religions” concept in other UN forums as well, including the Durban Review Conference; the Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards; and the 2008 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Conference on Articles 19 and 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Blasphemy Laws The blasphemy laws in Section XV of the PPC (Pakistan Penal Code) are quite expansive. In addition to prohibiting expression that is intended to wound “religious feelings,” and deliberate or malicious acts intended to “outrage religious 19 “Pakistan Minister Sees Blasphemy Law Revision This Year,” Agence France-Presse, February 7, 2010. 20 “Pakistan: Pak Blasphemy Laws Used to Justify ‘Murder’,” Rights Vision News, May 22, 2010. 21 Ibid. 22 Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, “Defamation of Religions,” Issues Brief (condensed version), June 2008, http://www.becketfund.org/files/87155.pdf. 41 Law Animated World, 15-31 March 2015
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