Blasphemy and religious intolerance
THE 2018 HUMAN DIMENSION IMPLEMENTATION MEETING Working session 6: Tolerance and non-discrimination I, including combating anti-Semitism, combating intolerance and discrimination…
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IHEU urges OSCE states with blasphemy laws to repeal them!
At a human rights meeting with the participating countries of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the…
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IHEU Condemns Pakistan PM for his blasphemy stance, at UN
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has called on Pakistan to repeal its blasphemy laws, and to promote tolerance…
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At the United Nations, IHEU Chief Executive condemns ‘shameful’ caste discrimination
Humanists at the UN Human Rights Council have condemned the practice of discrimination by “caste”, which continues in a number of…
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We stand with atheists in Malaysia, says IHEU at UN
At the UN, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and Atheist Republic have highlighted the grave situation for atheists in Malaysia, where…
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Tears and joy at IHEU General Assembly 2017
The IHEU General Assembly 2017 took place on Sunday (6 August), as part of a weekend of events hosted in London,…
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IHEU calls on states to stand up for right to artistic expression and scientific enquiry
In a discussion of a UN report on the issue of extremism and cultural rights at the UN Human Rights Council…
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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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Mashal Khan and blasphemy laws in Pakistan
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 39th Session (10th – 28th September 2018) “In Pakistan,…
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UN publishes IHEU statment: child marriage is child abuse
In a new written statement to the UN Human Rights Council, IHEU has called the continuation of child marriage, 55…
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A Landmark First for the LGBT Community
In a powerful victory for the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, sixty-six nations at the UN General…
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