Gap closing on “Defamation of Religion”
On 25 March, in the closest vote yet on "Combating Defamation of Religion", the UN Human Rights Council adopted the…
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IHEU statement on “Restrictions on and defamation of religion”
Speaking at the United Nations today, 23 March 2010, IHEU representative Roy Brown called on the UN Human Rights Council…
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IHEU challenges the view that “defamation of religion” is a form of racism
On 16 June, during the general debate on racism at the Human Rights Council, the Pakistani delegate Muhammad Saeed Sarwar,…
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Growing opposition to the concept of “defamation of religion”
The tide really does seem to be turning in the debate on combating defamation of religion – even to the…
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USA speaks out strongly against OIC manoeuvring on “defamation of religion”
The US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, John V. Hanford III, has strongly supported freedom of religion and…
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“Tense Times”: Freedom of Expression and Religion or Belief at the UN
IHEU director of advocacy, Elizabeth O’Casey, reflects on the relationship between the rights to expression and religion or belief and…
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“A long kiss goodbye”
As a delegate of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) at the United Nations over a 12 year period, former Head…
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End Blasphemy Laws – a new campaign
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is today among the founding partners heading a new, unified campaign for the abolition of “blasphemy”…
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IHEU discusses freedom of speech with UK Foreign Office
IHEU met top officials at the UK Foreign Office in London on 12 March 2009. IHEU requested the meeting to…
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Nobel laureates condemn non-democratic countries for human rights abuses
An audience of nearly 1000 – diplomats, NGO representatives, academics and students – descended on the General Assembly Hall at…
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