Offensive cartoons published in the University of Saskatchewan student newspaper last March did not violate the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code.

The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission has ruled that cartoons of Jesus performing oral sex on a pig were within the realm of freedom of expression under the Code and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Janice Gingell, staff solicitor, says members of the commission didn't condone the cartoon's content.

Gingell says there was several factors considered in the decision, such as the actions taken by the Sheaf's board of directors to limit the damage after the cartoon was published. The fact that the cartoon was published in a university environment, where the free flow of a range if ideas is accepted, was also considered.