Imprisoned for blasphemy and apostasy: two cases
ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 25th Session (3rd – 28th March 2014) Agenda Item 4: General Debate IMPRISONED…
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The right to free expression and assembly for LBGTI people
ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 26th Session (10th – 27th June 2014) General Debate, Item 3 The right…
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The use of ‘offence’ in silencing online journalists
ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 26th Session (10th – 27th June 2014) Panel Discussion on the Safety of…
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What is free expression when journalists and activists are “banned or punished by lashes, prison or the death penalty”?
International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) spoke yesterday afternoon at the UN Human Rights Council on how many states are…
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“Insult” and “offence” are used to silence and jail online journalists
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has spoken today at the 26th session of the Human Rights Council on how…
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#TwitterTheocracy campaign after social network blocks “blasphemy” in Pakistan
Twitter recently agreed to block “blasphemous tweets” in Pakistan, thus becoming complicit in suppressing free speech, and in aiding Pakistan’s blasphemy laws.…
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IHEU supports Second World Conference on Untouchability
Last week saw experts and campaigners on caste discrimination come together in Kathmandu, Nepal, for a second World Conference on…
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Saudi Arabia’s new law defines atheism as “terrorism”, bans all criticism of government
Humanist and secular organizations, as well as civil liberties and human rights groups around the world, have responded with outrage…
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IHEU laments Human Rights Council member states who imprison “blasphemers”
Several states in which convicted ‘blasphemers’ are currently in jail are also current members of the Human Rights Council. This…
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You can be put to death for atheism in 13 countries around the world
The IHEU Freedom of Thought Report 2013 has been published online today at its dedicated website freethoughtreport.com/download-the-report. It is the first…
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Joint statement on the fear of witch-craft
Center for Inquiry Joint statement with International Humanist and Ethical Union UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: 22nd Session 25 February –…
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