How About Non-Religious Rights?
Dear Readers of the YouthSpeak, The theme of this edition of the e-zine is ‘Blasphemy and Religious Rights’ and it…
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From the UN: World Press Freedom Day, May 3
Five journalists were assassinated in Honduras last month, all in drive-by shootings. In a wave of drug-related violence in the…
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IHEU welcomes Iran’s withdrawal from UN Human Rights role
Following a campaign by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and other human rights supporters, the Islamic Republic of…
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Religious Freedom and Freedom of Speech
Under that theme „Religious freedom and freedom of speech“ two umbrella organisations (DFW and IBKA), both based in Germany invited…
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Keep Iran out of the UN Human Rights Council
Update: Iran has withdrawn its candidacy. IHEU President Sonja Eggerickx today launched an international appeal to keep Iran out of…
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Gap closing on “Defamation of Religion”
On 25 March, in the closest vote yet on "Combating Defamation of Religion", the UN Human Rights Council adopted the…
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IHEU statement on “Restrictions on and defamation of religion”
Speaking at the United Nations today, 23 March 2010, IHEU representative Roy Brown called on the UN Human Rights Council…
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IHEU calls for Member States of the United Nations to reject the candidacy of Iran to the Human Rights Council
Legal and diplomatic condemnations of Iran by UN Member States In March 2010, the Federal Court of Switzerland, the country’s…
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Vatican condemned at UN for child abuse
Geneva, March 16, 2010 -- The Vatican’s record on child abuse was criticized today at the United Nations Human Rights…
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Minarets and Murder
In a joint statement with two other NGOs at the UN Human Rights Council on 12 March, IHEU exposed the…
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American Humanists criticize Court support for “One Nation Under God”
In a decision that may have serious implications for church-state separation, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th…
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