Coordinated machete attack on publishers of secular authors in Bangladesh
In what now appears to be a coordinated attack, at least one person has been killed and three people have…
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Statement on terrorism conviction against Mumtaz Qadri
The Pakistan Supreme Court has today upheld a terrorism conviction against Mumtaz Qadri, thus restoring the death penalty against him. Mumtaz…
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Press release from SOCH Nepal: a major victory for secularism in Nepal.
15th September, 2015 Press Release Society for Humanism (SOCH) Nepal thanks the Constitution Assembly of Nepal for endorsing a secular…
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Silence of Human Rights Council on ISIS crimes
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 30th Session (14th September – 2nd October 2015) General…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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)…
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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…
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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…
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