IHEU: Mauritania is making little progress on abolishing slavery
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has again crticised Mauritania for its failures to tackle endemic slavery in the…
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Cultural Rights and Discrimination Against Women – UN Geneva
Speaking on Monday 3rd. June 2013 at the UN Geneva, Elizabeth O’Casey, main representative of Center for Inquiry condemned those…
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The Safety of Journalists and the Freedom of the Press
Reports are emerging today of a crackdown on media in Uganda, with Monitor group newspapers and radio stations "besieged"…
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Death and humanist funerals in Nigeria
Giving atheists religious funerals is a disservice that has been going on for some time. And now is the time…
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OIC attacks free expression while ignoring real human rights crises – IHEU
In a statement to the UN Human Rights Council, Tuesday, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) criticised the Organisation…
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Humanists attack modern day slavery – UN Human Rights Council
Despite government promises and a change in the law, the situation for "modern day slaves" in Mauritania and elsewhere remains…
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IHEU highlights the criminalisation of atheism in many parts of the world
Atheists, humanists, freethinkers and other non-religious people are discriminated against around the world, with expression of their views is often…
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Humanists remember Eze Ebisike (1937-2013)
Nigerian Humanist, and former chair of the Nigerian Humanist Movement (NHM), Eze Ebisike, died last week at the age of 75, a…
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IHEU urges calm and safeguarding of Alber Saber while on bail
Young Egyptian Facebook user, Alber Saber, has today been sentenced to three years for "offending" religion. He should be out on bail…
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Homosexuality and Africa: The new Archbishop of Canterbury must “broaden his horizons”
The world is watching as three sub-Saharan African countries consider changes to their anti-homosexuality legislation. Anti-homosexuality laws in Nigeria, Uganda…
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IHEU joins calls for calm over ‘Innocence of Muslims’ video, and protests the arrest of Egyptian blogger Alber Saber
Humanists around the world have joined human rights organisations and political representatives who are calling for calm in response to…
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