Supreme Court Of Philippines Upholds Artist’s Conviction For ‘Offending Religious Feelings’ – Then Gov’t Asks To Overturn It

“The pendulum keeps swinging for the case of the Filipino activist artist and organiser Carlos Celdran, who was convicted for ‘offending religious feelings’ for a 2010 protest in support of reproductive rights. A ruling on 1 August by the Philippines Supreme Court upheld a 2013 conviction … for violating Article 133 of the Revised Penal Code … But on 15 August Celdran received the backing of the Solicitor General Jose Calida, whose office petitioned the Supreme Court to reverse the conviction … and to declare Article 133 unconstitutional.”

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