UN rights council to hold urgent meeting on Koran burning
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 01:26 | 04 July 2023
- Modified Date: 01:30 | 04 July 2023
The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold an urgent meeting on the burning of a Koran outside a mosque in Sweden following a request from Pakistan, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
The debate on the rise of religious hatred will likely take place later this week, a spokesperson for the Geneva-based council told a press briefing.
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