Humanists International’s statement on Charlie Hebdo attack
Twelve people including two police officers, three cartoonists, and seven journalists have been killed today, with at least 5 other victims in critical…
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IHEU condemns death sentence for “apostasy”, handed to writer in Mauritania
A writer in Mauritania has been sentenced to death for “apostasy”, putting the crime of leaving Islam on a par with the country’s…
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Conference West Africa, 20-21 December 2014, Ghana: see the video’s!
Around 50 participants came for the West African Conference under the theme “African Youth for science and reason”. The first…
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East African Conference, 2-3 December 2014, Kenya: report available, video will follow soon!
This conference entitled ‘Humanist Social Justice: Achieving Praxis’ offered training, panels & presentations from secular and humanist community activists on…
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2nd World Conference on Untouchability, held in Nepal from 14-18 April 2014, report available
This conference, organized by IHEU, IHEYO, the Global Alliance against untouchability, the Society for Humanism Nepal (SOCH) and the National…
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“Atheists, humanists and liberals” now targeted as a distinct minority by “hate campaigns” — report
Non-religious people are being targeted by “hate campaigns” in countries around the world, as a distinct minority group, the latest…
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Let’s Kickstart “Arabs Without God”
Arabs Without God is the first book to look at atheism in the contemporary Middle East. It examines why a…
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After attack on humanist leader, take a stand!
I will continue working for humanism… more determined than ever. These are the words of Kato Mukasa, following a fourth attack in…
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Anti-slavery campaigner and IHEU partner faces political charges in Mauritania
Anti-slavery campaigner Biram Dah Abeid was arrested on 10 November in Mauritania. The award-winning human rights campaigner has worked with…
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A win for fundamentalism, as Asia Bibi death sentence upheld
On Thursday the Lahore High Court upheld a 2010 death sentence for Asia Bibi, the woman at the centre of…
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Atheist detained as a psychiatric patient still needs your help
This summer, IHEU reported on the case of an atheist, Mubarak Bala, detained in a psychiatric ward because he was an…
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