In defence of freedom of expression

The Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, which became headline news after it published the notorious Muhammad cartoons, warns on the 60th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights of the dangers of undermining human rights: "We're talking about ... the self-censorship that was under discussion when the publishing of a few cartoons in a hitherto largely unknown newspaper caused a huge uproar. The great mantra back then was that of course we have freedom of expression but we must take care not to insult anyone, above all not those who have a propensity for burning Danish embassies and flags. We would like to remind people that freedom of expression is a fundamental human right and that defending it from attacks by fascist forces is our most noble task."

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