IHEU objects to Russian court order to destroy the Qu’ran
A local court in Russia has ordered the destruction of a translation of the Qu’ran on the grounds of “extremism”.…
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Humanists speak out on the appalling practice and consequences of child marriage
Speaking for the British Humanist Association at the 24th session of the UN Human Rights Council this week (Monday 24…
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IHEU calls for a new focus on racism
International bodies are prone to treating racism as a largely “western” phenomenon, sometimes ignoring the continuation of racially based discrimination…
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IHEU criticises India for ongoing failure to investigate atrocities against Dalits
Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva today (24 September 2013) IHEU Main Representative Roy Brown criticised India…
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New report lists recent atrocities against Dalit women and girls
A new report lists 101 reported cases of rape, murder and other instances of violence against Dalit women and girls…
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Humanists speak out on Syria
Raheel Raza, speaking for Center for Inquiry, made the first speech yesterday morning (17 September 2014) at the 24th Session of…
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Humanists speak out – in Arabic – at UN
IHEU representative Kacem Elghazali speaking in Arabic at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva yesterday (17 September 2013) attacked…
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Humanists attack marital and sexual slavery and the Islamic obsession with Islamophobia
On Tuesday 17 September 2013, Amelia Cooper, representing the British Humanist Association at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva,…
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Human Rights in Mauritania: Slavery, Forced Marriage and Death for Apostasy
On 13 September 2013, in collaboration with the anti-slavery association IRA-Mauritanie and Center for Inquiry USA, IHEU hosted a seminar…
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The Challenges of Being a Multicultural Nation
Raheel Raza Today Canada, in common with many countries around the world, is faced with many challenges in dealing with…
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Syria and the Ethics of Intervention
In the wake of chemical weapons attacks on civilians in Syria, there has been much debate about the ethics of…
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