Populism and anti-LGBTI prejudice
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 38th Session…
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At the UN, IHEU calls out populist leaders promoting homophobia and hate
Humanists at the United Nations have criticized the track record of many populist leaders and governments on LGBTI people and…
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Support for the work of the UN independent expert on SOGI
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 35th Session (6th June – 23rd June 2017) General…
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IHEU awards seven grants to “Humanist Regional Hubs”
In August the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) launched a new programme for “Regional Humanist Hub” grants. We have…
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On nationalism and the scapegoating of minorities
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 31st Session (29th February – 24th March 2016) General…
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IHEU urges more to be done to combat harmful and exclusionary ideology of populist nationalism
On International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has called on the…
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Psychiatric detention and charges against atheist show “Soviet era abuse of psychiatry, apparently alive and well in Russia today”
An atheist in Russia, Viktor Krasnov (38) faces the threat of jail time for saying online that, “There is no god”…
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LGBTI rights and Freedex
ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 29th Session (15th June – 3rd July 2015) General Debate, Item 2/3 …
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IHEU calls out Russia at UN on its treatment of civil society
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has highlighted the increasingly grave situation for civil society in Russia, including for…
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The right to free expression and assembly for LGBTI 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 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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