22 March 2011 Victory in sight on defamation of religion? In what looks like a major climb down on the part of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) this… Read More
25 March 2010 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… Read More
Media / 23 March 2010 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… Read More
Campaigns / 2 November 2009 Speaking Freely About Religion: Religious Freedom, Defamation and Blasphemy The IHEU policy paper, Speaking Freely About Religion: Religious Freedom, Defamation and Blasphemy, is available for download at the bottom… Read More
18 June 2009 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,… Read More
Campaigns / 26 March 2009 Human Rights Council Resolution “Combating Defamation of Religion” More than 200 civil society organizations from 46 countries, including Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Secular, Humanist and Atheist groups, have endorsed… Read More
22 March 2009 An urgent appeal to Humanist organizations: support freedom of expression, oppose “defamation of religions” In conjunction with Freedom House, UN Watch and the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, IHEU is seeking Humanist orgnizations' support… Read More
25 September 2008 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… Read More
23 September 2008 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… Read More
23 September 2008 Defamation of religion is not a human rights concept – Belgium In a statement to the UN Human Rights Council, Belgium has come out firmly on the side of individual human… Read More
21 October 2007 IHEU endorses statement to UN on defamation of religion In a statement to the UN Human Rights Council, endorsed by IHEU, World Population Foundation representative Diana Brown called on… Read More