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Campaigns / 15 March 2017

Situation grave for freethinker scientist imprisoned in Iran

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has become increasingly concerned about the well-being of Professor Ahmadreza Djalali since we…

General news / 21 February 2017

Banned from Iranian national chess team, Dorsa and Borna are “true champions” says IHEU

Two young chess champions have been banned from representing the national team of their home country, Iran. Dorsa Derakhshani was…

Advocacy Statement / 2016 / Egypt / UN Human Rights Council / Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention /

Persecution of Ashraf Fayadh, Sherif Gaber and Karim al-Banna

International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 31st Session (29th February – 24th March 2016) General Debate on…

Advocacy Statement / 2016 / Egypt / UN Human Rights Council / UN Human Rights Council /

Persecution of nonbelievers in Egypt, Mauritania and Saudi Arabia

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 31st Session (29th February – 24th March 2016) General…

Humanists International News / 4 July 2016

The situation in Iraq and Syria

The following resolution was approved by the General Assembly of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) 2016. The crisis…

Advocacy News / 22 June 2016

IHEU reads poem banned in Saudi for ‘apostasy’ to delegates at UN

Today at the United Nations, the International Humanist and Ethical Union’s (IHEU) director of advocacy, Elizabeth O’Casey, read out a poem that…

Advocacy News / 15 March 2016

Jailed and lashed for atheism – At UN, IHEU highlights Saudi and Egypt’s treatment of those with no religion

Today at the United Nations Human Rights Council, director of advocacy for the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), Elizabeth…

Campaigns / 27 November 2015

Death for “apostasy” must not stand! Free Ashraf Fayadh

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) joins around 60 human rights organisations internationally, protesting the death sentence handed down last…

Advocacy Statement / 2015 / Nigeria / UN Human Rights Council / Item 8: Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action /

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)…

Advocacy Statement / 2015 / Iraq / UN Human Rights Council / Item 2: Annual report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights /

Silence of Human Rights Council on ISIS crimes

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 30th Session (14th September – 2nd October 2015) General…

Advocacy Statement / 2015 / Qatar / UN Human Rights Council / Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights /

Forced labour and trafficking in Gulf States

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union United Nations Human Rights Council, 29th Session (15th June – 3th July 2015)…

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