Victims of arbitrary detention: Mubarak Bala and Shakthika Sathkumara
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (14 September – 2 October…
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Nigerian authorities continue to impede Bala’s access to justice
Continued delays in Bala's case violate his fundamental human rights and call into question the integrity of the Nigerian justice…
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Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, sends message of solidarity to Mubarak Bala, detained for 100 days
Wole Soyinka writes to the President of Humanist Association of Nigeria on his 100th day in detention
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Wole Soyinka’s message of solidarity to Mubarak Bala
Wole Soyinka writes to fellow humanist Mubarak Bala on his one hundredth day in detention, sharing a message of hope,…
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UN rights experts urge Nigeria to immediately release humanist accused of blasphemy
UN experts have called on the Nigerian authorities to immediately release prominent humanist and rights defender Mubarak Bala
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Police refuse to comply with court order granting Mubarak Bala access to his legal team
Police refuse to comply with the Magistrate’s court order granting Bala access to his legal team in a clear violation…
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Nigerian humanist, Leo Igwe, facing the threat of spurious charges
Notorious witch-hunter Helen Ukpabio seeks damages equivalent to US$51.7 million and threatens to file spurious defamation charges against Nigerian humanist…
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Arrest of anti-slavery activists in Mauritania
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 33rd Session (13th September – 30th September 2016) General…
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Apostasy laws in Muslim majority countries
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 34th Session General Debate, Item 9: Contemporary Forms of Racism, Xenophobia…
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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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The Durban Declaration and apostasy
International Humanist and Ethical Union ORAL STATEMENT UN Human Rights Council, 39rd Session (18th – 20th September 2018) General Debate: Item 9 Kacem…
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