The Durban Declaration and apostasy
International Humanist and Ethical Union ORAL STATEMENT UN Human Rights Council, 39rd Session (18th – 20th September 2018) General Debate: Item 9 Kacem…
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At UN, Humanists International and Cheikh Mkhaitir call on Mauritania to release human rights defenders
Humanists International have delivered a statement to the UN calling for the Mauritanian government to cease the harassment and arrest…
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Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir freed after 6 years in detention
Sentenced to death in 2014 following accusations of "blasphemy" and "apostasy", Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir has now been freed and…
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Humanists call on African states to abolish blasphemy and apostasy laws
Religion does not trump human rights, Humanists International has argued at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, reiterating…
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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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NGOs call for release of Mauritanian Blogger still detained a year after court quashed his death sentence
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has joined 31 NGOs in calling on Mauritania to release anti-slavery blogger, Mohamed…
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Calling on Mauritania to end the arbitrary detention of Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkheitir
ORAL STATEMENT UN Human Rights Council, 38th Session (18th June – 6th July 2018) General Debate on Item 4: Human…
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Release Blogger and Scrap Death Penalty law! NGOs urge Mauritania at United Nations
Today on the floor of the United Nations Human Rights Council, a group of ten NGOs jointly called on Mauritania…
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NGOs protest as Mauritania creates “mandatory” death sentence for apostasy and blasphemy
The death sentence will be mandatory for “apostasy” and “blasphemy”-related crimes in Mauritania, under a new law passed by the…
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Calling for the release of Djalali and M’Kheitir
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 34th Session (27th February – 31st March 2017) General…
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Mauritanian blogger accused of “apostasy” to be released – His immediate safety is paramount
A blogger imprisoned in Mauritania for almost four years, and who at various times was sentenced to death, now looks…
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