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General news / 18 August 2015

Huge alliance protests government response to Bangladesh blogger murders

Bloggers, free speech campaigners, humanist associations, religious and ex-Muslim groups, all unite to protest Bangladeshi blogger murders Following a string…

Humanists International News / 18 August 2015

Joint open letter to Prime Minister and President of Bangladesh

To Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Abdul Hamid, We, concerned members of the blogging and activist community of Bangladesh…

General news / 18 August 2015

Statement on arrests in Bangladesh blogger murder cases

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is urging caution and some skepticism in reacting to reportage on the process of justice…

Humanists International News / 7 August 2015

Niloy Neel – Fourth atheist activist murdered in a year in Bangladesh

Niladri Chatterjee, known by his pen name Niloy Neel, an online activist and secularist protester, has been found dead in…

Advocacy Statement / 2015 / Qatar / UN Human Rights Council / Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights /

Forced labour and trafficking in Gulf States

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union United Nations Human Rights Council, 29th Session (15th June – 3th July 2015)…

General news / 10 July 2015

Disinformation on Bangladesh blogger murders must be confronted

Some Bangladeshi news media are reporting misleading, false or planted news, according to the freethought blogging platform Mukto-Mona (“Free mind”). The…

Advocacy News / 2 July 2015

At Human Rights Council, IHEU raises plight of Bangladeshi Atheist bloggers

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has called on the Bangladesh Government to take urgent action to protect the…

Advocacy News / 19 June 2015

IHEU highlights role of child marriage in blocking girls’ right to education

Around the world, girls are severely deprived when it comes to education. At the 29th session of the UN Human…

General news / 12 May 2015

Third atheist writer hacked to death in Bangladesh this year

Early this morning, Ananta Bijoy Das was murdered, hacked to death by four assailants on the streets close to his home. Ananta had…

Action Alert / 5 May 2015

Society for Humanism Nepal – Help for Earthquake Victims

An important message from our friends and members, the Society for Humanism (SOCH) Nepal. A devastating earthquake of magnitude 7.9…

General news / 2 April 2015

“No, I will not write about war crimes, Islamic extremism, the country or politics anymore”

Washiqur Rahamn Babu was killed on Monday. Two of his three killers — allegedly students from two different madrassa — say they had…

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