A 17-year-old in Cameroon is on trial for blasphemy after writing a book about a girl forced to choose between a writing career and a marriage arranged by her parents. "Witnesses say a court session on July 20 was filled with men from Idool village, who were not pleased with the book."
Reminder that the UN Human Rights Council recently called for states to prosecute "religious hatred" — and that cases like these are inevitable under this framework.
https://humanglemedia.com/teenage-writer-faces-jail-over-book-about-girls-rights-in-cameroon/
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