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…
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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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OIC attacks free expression while ignoring real human rights crises – IHEU
In a statement to the UN Human Rights Council, Tuesday, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) criticised the Organisation…
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Iran admits torture following pressure from IHEU at the UN
Following pressure from our delegation, Iran was forced to back down from its statement yesterday that torture didn't happen in…
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Feminism’s New Indignation
There is a new wave of public moral outrage at crimes perpetrated against women, and we must embrace it –…
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Lebanon’s first civil marriage divides the country, inspires calls for reform
Taking advantage of a legal loophole, the marriage papers of Nidal Darwish and Kholoud Succariyeh were approved by the Lebanese Ministry…
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IHEU highlights the criminalisation of atheism in many parts of the world
Atheists, humanists, freethinkers and other non-religious people are discriminated against around the world, with expression of their views is often…
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UN debates Freedom of Religion or Belief
Britain supports state religions; the Netherlands wants more attention for the rights of atheists; Canada rejects the claim that religions…
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Iran shamed for new measures denying higher education to women
It may surprise many to learn that the majority of science graduates in Iran are women. But that may be about…
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Saudi Arabia condemned for promoting extremism and violence
In a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council on behalf of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU)…
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IHEU condemns faith-based violence
States which fail to punish faith-based violence against religious and non-religious minorities, or which legitimize faith-based violence through laws against…
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