Italian photographer convicted of blasphemy after comparing the Church to a masochist club
Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani has been convicted to pay €4000 for blasphemy for having compared the Catholic Church to a…
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Freedom of Thought Report 2019 launch
Launch of the 2019 edition of the Humanists International Freedom of Thought Report, and dialogue on "The Humanist Contribution to…
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Humanists call on Norway to make constitution more inclusive
Norway's constitutional assertions of national Christian values and the privileged position of the church "send a signal of exclusion", humanists…
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Humanists International condemns Brunei for treatment of “apostates”, non-Muslims and LGBTI citizens
"Religions don’t have rights, people do. And this includes religious and non-religious minorities, LGBTI+ people, women, and children."
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Humanists International trains global Parliamentarians on rights of the non-religious
Humanists International has trained a group of parliamentarians from around the world on the topic of humanism and the situation…
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Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir freed after 6 years in detention
Sentenced to death in 2014 following accusations of "blasphemy" and "apostasy", Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir has now been freed and…
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Responding to the US Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom and the US ‘Potomac Declaration’ and Plan of Action
This General Assembly recalls: IHEU’s consistent commitment since its foundation in 1952 to the human right of freedom of thought,…
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International meeting in Washington DC to promote freedom of belief
Humanists International will participate in a high-level international conference on freedom of religion or belief.
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Why these pixelated faces?
There are millions of humanists around the world, but some of them must live in hiding. Here's why.
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Blasphemy cases
International Humanist and Ethical Union 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (9th – 27th September 2019) General Debate…
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Humanists International crowd-funds for persecuted humanists
Humanists International has launched a fundraising campaign to support its valuable Protect Humanists at Risk campaign.
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