Tunisian activist faces imminent deportation from Denmark, posing an extreme risk to his well-being
Nacer Amari faces imminent deportation from Denmark where he has sought asylum, putting him at risk of persecution in Tunisia
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Sudan plans to scrap death penalty for apostasy
Sudan has announced that it will remove the death penalty for the crime of “apostasy.”
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The Convention on the Rights of the Child in Islam
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (9th – 27th September 2019)…
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Egyptian secularist facing arbitrary travel ban, now on hunger strike
Denied permission to travel despite their being no official court order, Ahmed Harkan has begun a hunger strike
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Abolish “blasphemy” laws worldwide! – Humanists renew call at UN
In its final statement at the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International has renewed its call…
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Humanists International calls on states not to ratify the “Covenant on the Rights of the Child in Islam”
States are making laws based on religious grounds that are incompatible with their obligations on the human rights of children.
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This is what happens when governments want to silence female dissidents, whose critical minds intimidate them
Humanists International at the United Nations has castigated states such as Iran, Morocco and Saudi Arabia for their treatment of…
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Women human rights defenders
International Humanist and Ethical Union 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (9th – 27th September 2019) General Debate…
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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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Apostasy and blasphemy laws in Africa
International Humanist and Ethical Union Oral Statement Human Rights Situation in Africa 64th Session of the African Commission on Human…
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The Durban Declaration and cultural rights
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 38th Session (18th June – 6th July 2018) General…
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