Coordinated machete attack on publishers of secular authors in Bangladesh
In what now appears to be a coordinated attack, at least one person has been killed and three people have…
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“Human Rights need Secularism” argues the IHEU at the UN
During her first statement at the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union’s (IHEU)…
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Huge alliance protests government response to Bangladesh blogger murders
Bloggers, free speech campaigners, humanist associations, religious and ex-Muslim groups, all unite to protest Bangladeshi blogger murders Following a string…
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Joint open letter to Prime Minister and President of Bangladesh
To Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Abdul Hamid, We, concerned members of the blogging and activist community of Bangladesh…
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Guatemalan Humanists resist bill that would force religion into all schools
Humanists are pushing back against a proposed law in Guatemala that would require religious teaching in all schools, public or private, with…
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Icelandic humanists celebrate as “blasphemy” law abolished!
Iceland’s parliament agreed today to abolish the blasphemy provision of the Criminal Code. The Pirate Party’s parliamentarians submitted the proposal…
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New international call to “prevent disrespect for religions” must be firmly rejected
A resolution proposed ahead of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) seeks to limit freedom of expression on religion, and must be firmly…
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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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“Raif Badawi is Charlie”
Humanist organizations have been among the chorus of human rights groups, activists, and governments internationally, calling for the release of persecuted…
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“Do not punch your critics.” Humanists defend free speech under attack
It has been a bad time for freedom of expression the past two weeks. Last Friday, liberal Saudi writer Raif Badawi was…
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IHEU: “call it what it is — Saudi Arabia’s flogging of Raif Badawi is barbarity and torture, plain and simple”
It is reported that officials have carried out the first 50 lashes of a 1000-lashes sentence against Saudi liberal, Raif Badawi. The…
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