Campaigning for freedoms: Humanists International Members in April 2019
Humanists in the Netherlands hosted the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief earlier this month.
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“Fundamentalism Rising” – exploring threats in India and Bangladesh
"Many people will tell you that this is the fringe... But sometimes the fringe becomes the centre."
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If humanism is “blasphemy” then anti-blasphemy laws must go!
Humanists International reminds the Human Rights Council that 'blasphemy' and 'apostasy' laws violate the human rights of both religious and…
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Fundamentalism rising
An event to discuss together the rise of Islamist and Hindutva fundamentalism in Bangladesh and India respectively, with a panel…
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UPR statement on Bangladesh
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 39th Session (10th – 28th September 2018) UPR: Bangladesh…
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Freethinking writer and politician shot dead in Bangladesh
A publisher of poetry and ‘freethought’ texts, who openly identified as atheist, has been shot dead in Bangladesh. Shahzahan Bachchu…
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Sweden rejects asylum application for threatened Bangladeshi blogger
Following the murders of several fellow bloggers in his homeland of Bangladesh, and having received death threats himself, Mishu Dhar…
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Blasphemy in Egypt, Algeria and Bangladesh
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 32nd Session (13th June – 1st July 2016) General Debate on Item…
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Witnessing Horror in Father’s Dream Land: Tribute to a Believer in Free Speech
Rumana Hashem asks how the horrors of mob killing — including many unreported incidents — is destroying the social fabric of…
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Two LGBT activists are latest victims of serial killings in Bangladesh
Two LGBT activists have been hacked to death at a house in Kalabagan, Dhaka. Xulhaz Mannan was editor of the LGBT magazine Roopbaan and…
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Academic hacked to death in Bangladesh
Early this morning (Saturday 23 April) a university lecturer was hacked to death in Bangladesh. Professor Rezaul Karim Siddique was a teacher…
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