Ashraf Fayadh: the Palestinian poet imprisoned in Saudi Arabia
ORAL STATEMEN International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 32nd Session (13th June – 1st July 2016) General Debate on…
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Blasphemy and apostasy laws violate freedom of religion or belief
40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief…
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Blasphemy laws and freedom of expression for the non-religious
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union United Nations Human Rights Council, 28th Session Agenda Item 4: General Debate …
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UPR Statement on Saudi Arabia
International Humanist and Ethical Union 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (25th February – 22nd March 2019) UPR:…
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Blasphemy-accused tell Ireland: time to abolish “blasphemy” law
An unprecedented international coalition of people accused of “blasphemy” in their home countries has called on the “people of Ireland”…
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Release Blogger and Scrap Death Penalty law! NGOs urge Mauritania at United Nations
Today on the floor of the United Nations Human Rights Council, a group of ten NGOs jointly called on Mauritania…
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Humanists “actively persecuted” in seven countries in 2017, finds IHEU report
New incidents or trends in seven countries show active persecution of atheists and humanists in 2017 85 countries in total…
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Humanists call on Saudi Arabia to release man sentenced to death for atheism
Humanist groups today called on the Saudi government to release a man convicted of atheism and sentenced to death. US-based…
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Arbitrary arrest and anti-blasphemy laws
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 36th Session (11 September – 29 September 2017) General…
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We must resist “debased” forms of freedom of religion or belief
President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), Andrew Copson, spoke this morning at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth…
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In wake of Jordanian writer’s murder, IHEU calls for abolition of anti-blasphemy laws
On Sunday (25th September), Christian writer and political activist, Nahed Hattar, was murdered on the steps of a law court…
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