Advocacy Statement / 2017 / Bangladesh / UN Human Rights Council / Item 9: Follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action / Protecting the right to criticise religion in Muslim countries ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 35th Session (6th June – 23rd June 2017) General… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2017 / India / UN Human Rights Council / Item 8: Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action / Hypocrisy in the context of freedom of expression ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union United Nations Human Rights Council, 28th Session Agenda Item 8: General Debate Speaker:… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2017 / Mauritania / UN Human Rights Council / Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention / Blasphemy laws and freedom of expression for the non-religious ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union United Nations Human Rights Council, 28th Session Agenda Item 4: General Debate … Read More
Campaigns / 1 July 2020 A message from Gulalai, one year after she was forced to leave Pakistan Gulalai Ismail is a humanist and human rights activist from Pakistan who faced harsh persecution because of her human rights… Read More
Campaigns / 25 June 2020 Growing evidence of worsening persecution targeting the non-religious around the world, new report reveals New report exposes an array of tactics used against humanists, atheists and non-religious people Read More
Action Alert - Live / 17 June 2020 Second professor faces accusations of ‘blasphemy’ Groups call for Dr Arfana Mallah to be charged with blasphemy placing her life at risk Read More
General news / 12 June 2020 Pakistani authorities should release professor detained on blasphemy charges Pakistani professor and author Sajid Soomro arrested on blasphemy charges on 10 June 2020 should be released immediately and unconditionally. Read More
Action Alert - Live / 4 May 2020 Elderly father of Gulalai Ismail, Mohammed Ismail, in danger of prolonged arbitrary detention The well-known activist and vocal critic of human rights abuses in Pakistan, is being threatened with prolonged arbitrary detention. Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2019 / Pakistan / UN Human Rights Council / Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention / Gulalai Ismail International Humanist and Ethical Union 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council (24th June – 12th July 2019) General… Read More
25 October 2019 Mohammad Ismail detention – Further harassment of human rights defenders in Pakistan Authorities in Pakistan have again been accused of harassing peaceful human rights defenders, following the detention of civil society activist… Read More
General news / 23 July 2019 US Senate joins international calls to end persecution of Gulalai Ismail The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee joins the international calls to end the persecution and harassment of Gulalai Ismail and… Read More