Publish and be damned – Charlie Hebdo pledges to return
Following yesterday’s horrific attacks, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) in solidarity with the campaign by Index on Censorship,…
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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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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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UPR statement on Qatar
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union United Nations Human Rights Council,…
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UPR statement on Nigeria (2014)
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union United Nations Human Rights Council, 25th Session (3rd – 28th March 2014) UPR:…
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