Geneva, Feb. 27 -- Highlighting the erosion of human rights as a global concern, Dina Perla Portnaar, an acclaimed author, speaker, and humanist, cautioned that the patterns of persecution seen in Asia could easily manifest in Europe and beyond.

In an interview with ANI, Portnaar addressed the moral and ethical dilemmas surrounding religious legislation and the recent testimonies from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Iran.

"Now, the best thing is to understand that freedom of religion, of belief, and freedom of expression, or freedom in general, is not against each other. In fact, they should reinforce each other, but it's a big dilemma because the blasphemy laws are used perfectly, as they should be, but they're also used to pressure minoriti...