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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“My Rationalist brother Narendra Dabholkar – a tribute”
Narendra Dabholkar was killed on Tuesday after many years running public education programmes against caste discrimination and superstition in Maharashtra state, India. Here…
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Reactions to the murder of Narendra Dabholkar
Outrage and huge protests have followed yesterday’s murder of Dr Narendra Dabholkar. The Humanist and rationalist community in India has reacted with dignified anger and…
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Leading Indian rationalist assassinated by gunmen
It is with deep shock and saddness that we report the assassination this morning (Tuesday, 20 August) of one of…
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World Humanist Congress 2017: call for expressions of interest from potential hosts
Could your Member Organization host the 2017 World Humanist Congress? The IHEU World Humanist Congress is held every three years, organised and…
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New website on documenting discrimination against the non-religious
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is pleased to launch a new website, freethoughtreport.com available from today. Freethoughtreport.com is a hub for…
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A success in Brussels at the first European Humanist Youth Days
Young people mainly from Humanist youth organizations across Europe came together at the weekend for the first European Humanist Youth…
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IHEU protests “gratuitous, violent sentence” handed to Saudi liberal activist
A writer and activist known for his liberal views was sentenced on Monday to 600 lashes and 7 years in…
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After Marte’s pardon, IHEU joins call for reform in United Arab Emirates
It was reported yesterday that Marte Deborah Dalelv, a Norwegian citizen based in Qatar and on a work trip to…
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