International Religious Freedom: A New Road Map

Ending Persecution: Charting the Path to Global Religious Freedom, by H. Knox Thames (University of Notre Dame Press, 416 pages, $45)

Shahbaz Bhatti is one of the heroes — and martyrs — of the international religious-freedom movement. He was one of the most outspoken Pakistani critics of the conviction and death sentence of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother subjected to absurd blasphemy charges in 2010. He was the sole Christian cabinet member in the Pakistani government, and his voice mattered. Bhatti was assassinated a few months later, in March 2011, for speaking against Pakistan’s radical blasphemy laws.

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Sean Nelson

Sean Nelson is an international human-rights lawyer serving as legal counsel for Global Religious Freedom at ADF International.

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Ending Persecution: Charting the Path to Global Religious Freedom, by H. Knox Thames (University of Notre Dame Press, 416 pages, $45)

Shahbaz Bhatti is one of the heroes — and martyrs — of the international religious-freedom movement. He was one of the most outspoken Pakistani critics of the conviction and death sentence of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother subjected to absurd blasphemy charges in 2010. He was the sole Christian cabinet member in the Pakistani government, and his voice mattered. Bhatti was assassinated a few months later, in March 2011, for speaking against Pakistan’s radical blasphemy laws.