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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The Human Rights Council: “a parody of itself”
The International Humanist and Ethical Union’s main representative at Geneva, Roy Brown, laments another controversial election to the UN Human…
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IHEU criticises India for ongoing failure to investigate atrocities against Dalits
Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva today (24 September 2013) IHEU Main Representative Roy Brown criticised India…
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New report lists recent atrocities against Dalit women and girls
A new report lists 101 reported cases of rape, murder and other instances of violence against Dalit women and girls…
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Humanists speak out – in Arabic – at UN
IHEU representative Kacem Elghazali speaking in Arabic at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva yesterday (17 September 2013) attacked…
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Humanists attack marital and sexual slavery and the Islamic obsession with Islamophobia
On Tuesday 17 September 2013, Amelia Cooper, representing the British Humanist Association at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva,…
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“My Rationalist brother Narendra Dabholkar – a tribute”
Narendra Dabholkar was killed on Tuesday after many years running public education programmes against caste discrimination and superstition in Maharashtra state, India. Here…
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