From Africa: The Tarok Youth
By Nandip Andrew This article first appeared in the December 2015 edition of the IHEYO Youth Speak newsletter. The Tarok people…
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LGBTI rights and Freedex
ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 29th Session (15th June – 3rd July 2015) General Debate, Item 2/3 …
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Opposition to LGBTI rights by OIC States
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union United Nations Human Rights Council, 29th Session (15th June – 3rd July 2015)…
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IHEU highlights role of child marriage in blocking girls’ right to education
Around the world, girls are severely deprived when it comes to education. At the 29th session of the UN Human…
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IHEU calls on UN to do more to protect Mauritanian anti-slavery campaigners
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has raised the plight of anti-slavery activists in Mauritania with the UN Human…
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IHEU to UN: We must protect the people who promote and defend the right to free expression
We need the right to speak freely and critically about religion and related topics, and it is also vital that we protect those…
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IHEU condemns death sentence for “apostasy”, handed to writer in Mauritania
A writer in Mauritania has been sentenced to death for “apostasy”, putting the crime of leaving Islam on a par with the country’s…
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UPR statement on Nigeria (2014)
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union United Nations Human Rights Council, 25th Session (3rd – 28th March 2014) UPR:…
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Slavery in Mauritania and the protection of human rights defenders
ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 25th Session (3rd – 28th March 2014) General Debate, item 2/3: Report of…
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Contemporary forms of slavery
ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 27th Session (8th – 26th September 2014) Interactive Dialogue with SR on Contemporary…
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Anti-slavery campaigner and IHEU partner faces political charges in Mauritania
Anti-slavery campaigner Biram Dah Abeid was arrested on 10 November in Mauritania. The award-winning human rights campaigner has worked with…
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