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General news / 12 June 2014

What is free expression when journalists and activists are “banned or punished by lashes, prison or the death penalty”?

International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) spoke yesterday afternoon at the UN Human Rights Council on how many states are…

General news / 11 June 2014

“Insult” and “offence” are used to silence and jail online journalists

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has spoken today at the 26th session of the Human Rights Council on how…

2 April 2014

Saudi Arabia’s new law defines atheism as “terrorism”, bans all criticism of government

Humanist and secular organizations, as well as civil liberties and human rights groups around the world, have responded with outrage…

Humanists International News / 18 March 2014

IHEU laments Human Rights Council member states who imprison “blasphemers”

Several states in which convicted ‘blasphemers’ are currently in jail are also current members of the Human Rights Council. This…

Humanists International News / 10 December 2013

You can be put to death for atheism in 13 countries around the world

The IHEU Freedom of Thought Report 2013 has been published online today at its dedicated website freethoughtreport.com/download-the-report. It is the first…

Advocacy Statement / 2013 / Burkina Faso / UN Human Rights Council / Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights /

Joint statement on the fear of witch-craft

Center for Inquiry Joint statement with International Humanist and Ethical Union UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: 22nd Session 25 February –…

14 November 2013

The Human Rights Council: “a parody of itself”

The International Humanist and Ethical Union’s main representative at Geneva, Roy Brown, laments another controversial election to the UN Human…

Media / 18 September 2013

Humanists speak out – in Arabic – at UN

IHEU representative Kacem Elghazali speaking in Arabic at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva yesterday (17 September 2013) attacked…

1 August 2013

IHEU protests “gratuitous, violent sentence” handed to Saudi liberal activist

A writer and activist known for his liberal views was sentenced on Monday to 600 lashes and 7 years in…

General news / 12 June 2013

IHEU: Mauritania is making little progress on abolishing slavery

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has again crticised Mauritania for its failures to tackle endemic slavery in the…

Humanists International News / 6 June 2013

Humanists Speak Out on Human Rights Abuse – UN Geneva

The international humanist team at the UN Geneva led by IHEU spoke three times in the debate on civil and…

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