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Petition update, 06 August 2009

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The Organisation of the Islamic Conference, a voting block within the United Nations, is currently attempting to use its power within that organisation to seek to have a binding resolution made attempting to force governments to criminalise freedom of expression. In pursuing this course of action it seeks to promote the idea that religion can be defamed and that criticism of religion should be outlawed.

This is a gross violation of the most basic and fundamental of Human Rights, that of freedom of speech. It must be countered by all governments wherever possible and properly identified for what it is, a blatant attempt to stifle debate and criticism of religion. Religions do not have rights, people do. Whilst this is being introduced by Islamic countries it is not specific to the religion of Islam.

The original non-binding resolution can be found on the UN web site

Current signatories

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• Patricia Stewart
• Carey Moyle
• vrajlal vara
• edward bradbury
• Nick Pike
• MALCOLM GRANT
• Chelsea Lamey
• Paul Sharpe
• Gerald S Bowman
• Nat Queen
• Sian MacLeod
• Peter James Turner
• Bryan Houston
• T Williams
• G.Spencer
• Lee Symes
• Ephraim
• Kevin Burke
• Christopher Lomax
• Alan Parker
• James Martin Charlton
• Peter Martin
• Ben Towse
• John McCleary
• Tom McIntyre
• j.spencer
• John Phillips
• Katharine Robathan
• Mark RISON
• Nicholas Green
• Gus N
• Katie Parsons
• Trudy Anderson
• Noel Light-Hilary
• douglas kemp
• JOHN RICHARDS
• Dominic J Hinkins
• COLIN BROOKS
• Deborah Bunch
• Sally James
• Graeme Nattress
• Patrick Lenox-Conyngham
• Sarah Copping
• Shirley Lewis
• Simon Perry
• Alan Weyman
• Joseph Seery
• Chris Carey
• Alfred Dupree
• David Pollock
• Robert Knighty
• David Goodes
• Thomas Carey
• K.S. Northwood
• John Severs
• Sue Burgess
• wajid yaseen
• David Peters
• John Dowdle, President, Watford Area Humanists
• Alan Charles Brereton
• Martin Stubbs
• David Knowles
• Ian Staalem
• Neil Horsburgh
• Robert Shackleton
• Richard Fernandes
• Christine Kane
• Ethel Dawson
• John Brand
• Penelope Schenk
• R Smith
• Peter Thomlinson
• Andy Sutherland
• Brian Quinn
• Mike Lim
• Janet Palmer
• Christopher Hanna
• Emma Bell
• Robert Ede
• Laurence Davis
• Peter Severs
• marianne mcghee
• Alan Urdaibay
• Simon Peter Rushton
• William Mujrray
• James Craig-Gray
• JOHN MOXLEY
• Tim Cooper
• David Flint
• Rob Ager
• Robert Harvey
• S L FENWICK-PAUL
• Michael W. Hill
• Elwyn Rowland Robersts
• Alun Jones
• Andrew Bulhak
• Simon Bull
• tom mcmahon
• Valerie Rees
• Sergio Zamorano
• Nigel Fordham
• Ian Barton
• susan llewellyn-davies
• Lucas Ball
• Peter Barnard
• Tom Savage
• Linda Ibbitson
• John Lewington
• J J Newman
• John Hudson
• Jonathan Winskill
• Dorothy Paterson
• Mansoor Ali
• J. Robinson
• David Fleming
• Richard Fallon
• Anna Wilke
• Lee de Souza
• Eric D Graves
• Philip D Hawker
• Michael Llewellyn
• Jonathan Hepworth
• Colin Fielder
• MICHAEL BRAMLEY
• DAVID MICHAEL BENNETT
• Derek Golicher
• Glenys Hopkins
• George Bolgar
• Philip Punshon
• Estelle Tidey
• Mark Brophy
• Clare Huxley
• John Mould
• Tim Mannveille
• Croianna Bradshaw
• Kelvin Watson
• Kath Nicol
• Margaret Allsopp
• Peter Tesseyman
• Stefano Fregnani
• Anthony Forsey
• Sylvia Fenton
• Christopher Moore
• Michael Redford
• Graham Kingsley
• Martin Wright
• Reg Pyne
• Nayna Patel
• Ben Hooper
• Nicholas Everitt
• S.Saldanha
• C.J. Wilton
• Robert Cave
• Adrian Handley
• Ross Black
• Jill Hobday
• Nick Hook
• Barbara Chandler
• Jonathan Lee Paines
• Jane Le Surf-Hall
• Andrew Beard
• Joanne Rigby
• Bryn Truscott
• Daniel Pope
• L G North
• Michael Thomas
• David Bennington
• Ronald F Williams
• James Coffey
• Tony Eves
• Lorna and Mike Hull
• David West
• Michael Phillips
• Struan Macnee
• Owen McKnight
• Joe Bath
• BRIAN GOODFELLOW
• Ken Austin
• David Dawson
• Teresa Wright
• Martin Sims
• Emma Keir
• Lyn
• Edmund Eldergill
• Andrew Pearson
• Debbi Brown
• Camino-Victoria Garcia
• Amanda Middleton
• Simon Needham
• Ed
• Chris Rhodes
• Connaire Kensit
• Peter Watson
• Alex Ross
• Alan Coode
• James Kindell
• Judith Clayton
• john nodding
• Chris Peters
• Alan Moss
• M A Gula
• David O'Neill
• john vowles
• Daniel Mannion
• Matthew Griffiths
• Francisco De Freitas
• John Stuart Brown
• pearl tappenden
• simon barley
• Pamela Lorimer
• Matthew Burns
• David McKeegan
• Jon Jones
• Toby Wardman
• Susi Quinn
• Mark Douglas
• Ben Hardwidge
• Rik Hemsley
• Elizabeth Birkby
• Gareth Roberts
• Neil Hoskins
• Matthew Bruce
• Lorraine McGregor
• Richard Essery
• Matt Stiles
• Louise Phillips
• Saul Glasman
• Angela Kingdom
• laurence weir
• Gregory James Phillips
• Emma Hardwidge
• Alice Marshall
• Kieran Stewart
• Kevin Burctoolla
• Dave Lambert
• andrew steven
• Tim Sellers
• Gary Saunders
• Alison Hird
• Euan Christopher
• Ben Skinner
• Matthew Gibson
• Douglas Kelly
• Chris Worfolk
• Stuart Turner
• Julian Rowlands
• Jack Graves
• Noreen Masud
• Edwin Clifford-Coupe
• Paul Fricker
• Matt Francis
• Thom Sanders
• chris skinner
• James Tilley
• Peter Wardley-Repen
• Phillip Lawer
• Neil Young
• Will Wybrow
• Jennifer Mackay
• Peter Theakston
• Caroline Stavert
• Edward Burton
• Chris Parker
• Nick Hobson
• Norman Chapman
• Steve Barker
• Christopher Hassall
• Jens Enzo Nyby Christensen
• Simon Read
• Mike Swinton
• Andy Gilmour
• Paul S. Jenkins
• Chloë Clifford-Frith
• Laurie Clifford-Frith
• Sarah Lawer
• Robert Saunders
• Geoffrey Rudolf
• Tim Danaher
• David Reid
• Richard Thomas
• David Taylor
• Colin Silcock
• Ben Hunt
• Gig Searle
• Hugh Williams
• Mike Killen
• Reuben Speed
• Oliver Kenton
• Kerry Allen
• Katherine Ingham
• Travis Walton
• Sebastian Riedel
• Jim Coppin
• Simon Kneeshaw
• Alice James
• Kevin Dearn
• gary betts
• Jacqueline Rust
• Thomas Hulse
• Paul Orton
• Sam Wilson
• David Anthony Evans
• Stuart Hartill
• Delia Ives
• Jocelyn Clifford-Frith
• John Stretch
• Alan Woodland
• Martin Wilson
• Thomas Allen
• Malcolm Dodd
• Marie Silbourne
• Simon Silbourne
• Jason Bennett
• Daniel Bond
• Shaun Hollingworth
• Alex Bloor
• Paul Cleaton
• richard brooks
• Ben Whittaker
• Michael Spooner
• Paul Riggott
• Thomas Williams
• Dr Alan Harrison
• John Skater
• Alan Brunt
• Alex Finmore
• Deborah Crane
• Matthew Quanstrom
• Donald Branch
• Boyd Walters
• Paul Massey
• Laura Brooke
• Jennifer Hynes
• Paul Johnson
• Brian Willis
• E Thompson
• Simon Bishop
• Mary Wallbank
• Matthew Clarkson
• Kevin Barnett
• Craig Mountford
• Alan Hinnrichs
• Erik James Smith
• David Cantrell
• Philip Goater
• Richard Stretton
• Simon Ridley
• Will Dixon
• Sarah Smith
• Terry Starr
• Nick Pullar
• Richard Jacques
• rob whitehead
• Imelda Barlow
• Merlin
• Christopher Neumann
• jean holden
• Katherine Browne
• Christina T Kirk
• Andre Townsend
• Michael Mulqueen
• d chandler
• Jonathan Kubiak
• James Mills
• Felicity Howdle
• Roy Mobsby
• Martin Bosticky
• P.Willey
• Pamela Anthony
• carl wilcox
• Lee McGovern
• Brian John Abbs
• Fraser Dunn
• Artur Arikainen
• A. PATEL
• Simon O'Neill
• Philip Hadley
• Colin Burbidge
• Martin Bond
• Jeanne Rathbone
• Cameron Walker
• Shane Wilde
• Anthony Richardson
• Matthew Mason
• Peter John Wilshire
• Barry J Morgan
• Nelesh Shah
• Tim Abernethy
• Mark Walsh
• Michael Hepburne-Scott
• Joseph Timmis
• J Osborne
• Stuart Grove
• Jason Mills
• Paul Holmes
• Jake Matchett
• Roger Powell
• Martin Baker
• Cameron Riddle
• G Jones
• Paul Steer
• Colin Lenton
• Ian Jones
• Lionel Sacks
• aa
• Andrew Thorpe
• Douglas Kirk
• David Sullivan
• Stephen Tapply
• Martin Scullion
• Anthony Evans
• Harold Smith
• adam wilson
• John White
• Steve Houghton
• John De Fries
• Ian Wilson
• Ellie Yates
• James Benson
• James Hobson
• Andrew Davies
• Mark L
• josef kane
• Allan Clarke
• Richard Everett
• david peacock
• Wendy Duffy
• John Nearn
• K Ginns
• Nick Power
• Tony Kehoe
• Martin Bright
• Robin Green
• D Worby
• Sarah Cockerill
• Gordon Duffy
• Steven Baker
• Paul Malish
• Caroline Brannan
• Alison Grainge
• Joe McGuire
• Ryan Fairley
• Patrick Woodburn
• Peter Howard
• Robert Kersting
• Adam casey
• W. O. Ward
• kathy saxton
• Duncan Foxon
• D P Anthony
• Ian Kennedy
• Christopher Lyttle
• Shaun R. Clough
• Una Walsh
• Jo Warrior
• Dave Thompson
• Nicola Smith
• John Davies
• Albert I Easton
• Michelle Taylor
• Adam S
• Simon Green
• Richard Dilnot
• margrit townsend
• Peter Moonlight
• Daniel Barrett
• Sam Walker
• Kiaron Noone
• David Harrison
• Donna Telfer
• Laurence Alexander
• Yvonne Tyrrell
• Euan Redfern
• Ariadne Tampion
• Alice Dexter
• Michael Harrup
• Ronald Harrup
• Rick Archer
• Stuart Fyfe
• Margaret King
• J Hart
• Sam Desmond Savage
• ann day
• Rebecca Keely
• Phil Peter
• John Kinnon
• Boyd Stephen McQuilkin
• Ceiteach Marschl
• James Harland
• Graham Dyson
• Janice Morris
• Chris Haynes
• Sam Kennion
• Steve Hallett
• Patrick Hughes
• Sue Stallwood
• PETER HOWARD
• Lynda Maddisonn
• k.warburton
• Anthony Foley

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