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…
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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:…
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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 …
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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…
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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
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Second professor faces accusations of ‘blasphemy’
Groups call for Dr Arfana Mallah to be charged with blasphemy placing her life at risk
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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.
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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.
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Gulalai Ismail
International Humanist and Ethical Union 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council (24th June – 12th July 2019) General…
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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…
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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…
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