Child marriage and maternal mortality
International Humanist and Ethical Union 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (9th – 27th September 2019) General Debate…
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Child sacrifice
International Humanist and Ethical Union 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (25th February – 22nd March 2019) General…
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Nicaragua’s abortion ban is “institutionalised violence against women and girls,” humanists tell UN
"No girl, let alone a rape survivor, should be forced into carrying a pregnancy to term against her choice."
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Child marriage kills tens of thousands of girls a year, Humanists tell UN
Child marriage leads to maternal mortality, with 70,000 girls needlessly dying in child birth every year.
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Humanists International calls on states not to ratify the “Covenant on the Rights of the Child in Islam”
States are making laws based on religious grounds that are incompatible with their obligations on the human rights of children.
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Humanists International calls for renewed support of LGBTI Rights UN expert
Humanists International has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of the role responsible for monitoring…
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“Child sacrifice continues today” – Humanists implore Human Rights Council to act
Some so-called 'witchdoctors' and 'traditional' healers continue to torture and kill children in a number of countries.
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General Statement of Policy
The General Assembly adopts the following IHEU General Statement of Policy of the International Humanist and Ethical Union as an…
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‘Child marriage is non-consensual sex’
Mr President, The practice of child marriage has all but disappeared from Western society, but is still all too prevalent…
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Abuse of Children in the name of Religion
Item 13. Rights of the Child [The words shown in square brackets […] were not spoken] It is with grave…
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Violence Against Children (REFERENCED)
IHEU Letter to the Independent Expert for the UN Study on Violence Against Children — December 2002 — To: Professor…
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