Women human rights defenders
International Humanist and Ethical Union 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (9th – 27th September 2019) General Debate…
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Humanists call on Cyprus to respond on anti-atheist school lessons
Humanists welcome progress in Cyprus, but concern remains on discrimination against atheists.
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UPR Statement on Cyprus
International Humanist and Ethical Union 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council (24th June – 12th July 2019) Universal…
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Humanists International joins 40 NGOs urging UN to hold Saudi Arabia to account
Humanists International has joined a group of 40 civil society organizations calling on the United Nations to act on the…
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Campaigning for freedoms: Humanists International Members in April 2019
Humanists in the Netherlands hosted the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief earlier this month.
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“I don’t believe in God” and other words that could get you arrested in Saudi Arabia
"I don’t believe in God. I don’t believe in Wahhabism. I believe women are equal to men. I believe in…
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Rahaf was not the first woman to flee sexual apartheid – and she won’t be the last
Rahaf al-Qunun is singular in her courage and tenacity. Yet she is not the first and will not be the…
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Those who ‘renounce’ religion must not be deported to states that persecute ‘apostates’
The plight of a 20-year-old woman from Saudi Arabia, intending to seek asylum in Australia, has gone viral under the…
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The human rights situation in Iran
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 37th Session (27th February – 23rd March 2018) General…
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Where is Ahmad, sentenced to death “for atheism”?
In April 2017 Ahmad Al Shamri was sentenced to death “for atheism” by the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia. One…
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The Durban Declaration and cultural rights
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 38th Session (18th June – 6th July 2018) General…
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