Humanists International joins call for urgent UN investigation into China’s human rights violations
Humanists International has joined over 300 NGOs in a call for systematic UN monitoring and reporting on China's human rights…
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The harassment of civil society organisations at the UN
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 32nd Session (13th June – 1st July 2016) General…
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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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Contemporary forms of slavery
ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 27th Session (8th – 26th September 2014) Interactive Dialogue with SR on Contemporary…
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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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UN debates Freedom of Religion or Belief
Britain supports state religions; the Netherlands wants more attention for the rights of atheists; Canada rejects the claim that religions…
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IHEU attacks religious discrimination and violence at UN
[Subtitled video now available] In a speech to the 12th session of the Human Rights Council on 16 September, IHEU…
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IHEU questions Chinese membership of UN Human Rights Council
20 years after Tiananmen Square, IHEU has criticized China's human rights record and urged the international community to consider again…
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IHEU criticizes Chinese record on human rights
IHEU has criticized China's human rights record at the UN Human Rights Council, meeting in Geneva. Particular points mentioned were…
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China blocks discussion of Tibet at the Human Rights Council
The Chinese delegation to the Human Rights Council succeeded in blocking all criticism of their actions in Tibet by invoking…
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