Members and partners / 16 September 2013 Human Rights in Mauritania: Slavery, Forced Marriage and Death for Apostasy On 13 September 2013, in collaboration with the anti-slavery association IRA-Mauritanie and Center for Inquiry USA, IHEU hosted a seminar… Read More
General news / 12 June 2013 IHEU: Mauritania is making little progress on abolishing slavery The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has again crticised Mauritania for its failures to tackle endemic slavery in the… Read More
Humanists International News / 22 March 2011 IHEU criticizes Mauritania over slavery and the death penalty for homosexuals The friends of Mauritania, mostly Islamic states, who spoke in an hour-long debate in the Human Rights Council Friday, 18… Read More
22 September 2009 IHEU protests modern slavery in Sudan and Mauritania In a joint statement with the Association for World Education, IHEU has strongly criticised the continuation of chattel slavery affecting… Read More
Advocacy News / 28 February 2022 Humanists International: “Human Rights Council must act in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” Ahead of an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council on the Human Rights situation in Ukraine, Humanists International… Read More
Advocacy News / 20 January 2022 Humanists International’s member organizations participate in UPR workshop During the training, 21 participants from 12 member organizations learned about how to engage effectively with the process. Read More
Humanists International News / 10 December 2020 Pandemic measures misused to roll-back rights of humanists and the non-religious, new report shows Humanists International launches the Freedom of Thought Report 2020 Read More
Advocacy News / 9 December 2020 At African Commission, Cheick Mkhaitir and Humanists International raise four cases of concern The statement addressed the situation of Mubarak Bala in Nigeria and the persecution of human rights defenders in 3 other… Read More
Advocacy blog / 11 September 2020 / Elizabeth O'Casey Meeting Cheick Our Director of Advocacy Elizabeth O'Casey talks about the day she met Cheick Ould Mohammed Mkhaitir Read More
