The IHEU calls out India at UN on Caste-based Discrimination
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has confronted India at the UN Human Rights Council for its failure to…
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IHEU Representative elected to Freedom of Religion or Belief NGO Committee
The International Humanist and Ethical Union’s (IHEU) Head of Delegation to the UN Human Rights Council, Elizabeth O’Casey, has been…
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IHEU calls for end to empty rhetoric and hypocrisy on issue of free speech
In a statement to the UN Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has raised its concerns…
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End of an era: Babu Gogineni steps down as IHEU Director
Babu Gogineni was appointed Executive Director of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) in 1997. As the headquarters moved…
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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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Bardo Museum terror “another atrocity against human life, culture and democracy”
As many as 19 victims have been killed in a terror attack at the Bardo Museum, next to the parliament building in…
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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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Denmark announces it will keep its blasphemy law
During the current session of the UN Human Rights Council, Denmark has announced that, after conducting a review on the…
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At UN, IHEU raises issue of hate campaigns against those with no religion
In a written statement to the UN Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has raised concerns…
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Restricting free speech does not ward off violence, it undermines humanity
In the wake of the Paris and Copenhagen killings and the murder of Avijit Roy in Bangladesh, at the UN…
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IHEU comment on Mumtaz Qadri trial
Yesterday, the High Court in Lahore, Pakistan, upheld the murder conviction against self-confessed killer, Mumtaz Qadri, despite significant pressure from…
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