ABSTRACT
Suppression and censorship for religious reasons occur in liberal democracies as well as States dominated by religious interests (UN 2002b). With the seeming preoccupation with toleration and conciliation without restriction, religious suppression and outright censorship (where religious forces are supported by the power of the State) are examples of the heightened tension between the notion of universal rights promulgated by the international community through the United Nations and more ‘local’ culturally particular and especially religious contexts.
