John Cornyn: “Nigeria's enforcement of so-called blasphemy laws have…”

“The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom issued a report last July detailing some of these abuses. The report found that Nigeria's enforcement of so-called blasphemy laws have created restrictions on the religious freedom of Christians and other faith groups. Nigeria's constitution grants authority to local governments to adjudicate their laws through Sharia, or religious courts. And in some places this has resulted in the charging and fining and imprisonment of non Muslims.” (01:30–01:42)

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