New international call to “prevent disrespect for religions” must be firmly rejected
A resolution proposed ahead of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) seeks to limit freedom of expression on religion, and must be firmly…
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IHEU calls for end to empty rhetoric and hypocrisy on issue of free speech
In a statement to the UN Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has raised its concerns…
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IHEU to UN: We must protect the people who promote and defend the right to free expression
We need the right to speak freely and critically about religion and related topics, and it is also vital that we protect those…
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IHEU comment on Mumtaz Qadri trial
Yesterday, the High Court in Lahore, Pakistan, upheld the murder conviction against self-confessed killer, Mumtaz Qadri, despite significant pressure from…
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IHEU statement on Copenhagen shootings
On Saturday afternoon a gunman targeted a blasphemy seminar at a cafe in Copenhagen, Denmark. Despite significant security measures already…
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European Parliament Intergroup calls for defence and promotion of non-religious rights
The Co-President of the European Parliamentary Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Religious Tolerance has called for greater recognition of the rights…
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IHEU: “call it what it is — Saudi Arabia’s flogging of Raif Badawi is barbarity and torture, plain and simple”
It is reported that officials have carried out the first 50 lashes of a 1000-lashes sentence against Saudi liberal, Raif Badawi. The…
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“Atheists, humanists and liberals” now targeted as a distinct minority by “hate campaigns” — report
Non-religious people are being targeted by “hate campaigns” in countries around the world, as a distinct minority group, the latest…
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Let’s Kickstart “Arabs Without God”
Arabs Without God is the first book to look at atheism in the contemporary Middle East. It examines why a…
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UPR statement on Qatar
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union United Nations Human Rights Council,…
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A win for fundamentalism, as Asia Bibi death sentence upheld
On Thursday the Lahore High Court upheld a 2010 death sentence for Asia Bibi, the woman at the centre of…
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