Humanists International’s statement on Charlie Hebdo attack
Twelve people including two police officers, three cartoonists, and seven journalists have been killed today, with at least 5 other victims in critical…
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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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UPR Statement on Norway
ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 27th Session (8th – 26th September 2014) Universal Periodic Review (UPR): Norway ORAL…
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Freedom of Expression and Universal Human Rights at the Human Rights Council
IHEU's Head of Delegation to the United Nations in Geneva, Elizabeth O'Casey, blogs on the threat to vital values at the…
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Church-state entanglement and pushing religious values: Norway’s human rights review
In association with its member organisation, the Norwegian Humanist Association, Human-Etisk Forbund (NHA), the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has…
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Humanists and witchcraft abuse campaigners sued by Nigerian “witch hunter” pastor in UK courts
The British Humanist Association and Witchcraft and Human Rights Information Network (WHRIN), are being sued by the wealthy evangelical preacher…
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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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Families: Use Protection!
IHEU's head of delegation to Geneva, Elizabeth O'Casey, blogs on a worrying development at the UN: the euphemistic "protection of the family"
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UK atheist asylum case should “point the way for the world”
For the first time in the UK, an atheist has been granted asylum on the grounds that his non-religious views…
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Neglect in Bulgarian children’s homes
International Humanist and Ethical Union UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: 23rd Session 27 May to 14 June 2013 Agenda Item 4:…
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UK government supports IHEU Freedom of Thought report
A report by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has received welcoming support during parliamentary proceedings of the UK’s…
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