Young writer sentenced to death for “apostasy” will get appeal – but no lawyer
A young Mauritanian writer, Mohamed Cheikh Ould M’kheitir, sentenced to death for “apostasy” in 2014, will have his appeal heard later…
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“Tense Times”: Freedom of Expression and Religion or Belief at the UN
IHEU director of advocacy, Elizabeth O’Casey, reflects on the relationship between the rights to expression and religion or belief and…
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“A long kiss goodbye”
As a delegate of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) at the United Nations over a 12 year period, former Head…
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Role of secularism must not be overlooked in human rights
The principles of political secularism must not be overlooked as a factor is promoting democracy and human rights, a meeting…
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Psychiatric detention and charges against atheist show “Soviet era abuse of psychiatry, apparently alive and well in Russia today”
An atheist in Russia, Viktor Krasnov (38) faces the threat of jail time for saying online that, “There is no god”…
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IHEU’s Freedom of Thought Report 2015… “Why should we pamper Saudi Arabia for oil?”
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) produces and publishes the annual Freedom of Thought Report, a flagship survey on the legal status and human rights…
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‘Laïcité’ is not an opinion; it is the freedom to have one
Laetitia Gaspar examines the principles of French secularism (Laïcité), its history, the challenges it faces, and the implications it has today. This article first appeared…
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Freedom of Thought Report 2015
Today the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is launching the Freedom of Thought Report 2015 at the European Parliament in…
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Death for “apostasy” must not stand! Free Ashraf Fayadh
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) joins around 60 human rights organisations internationally, protesting the death sentence handed down last…
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Egypt’s hate campaign against atheists
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union United Nations Human Rights Council, 29th Session (15th June – 3rd July 2015)…
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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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