Emma Wadsworth-Jones: “The situation for humanists is worsening, we need help now”
An interview with our Humanists At Risk Coordinator
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Interactive dialogue with Ahmed Shaheed on freedom of expression
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 34th Session (27th February – 31st March 2017) Interactive Dialogue…
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Apostasy laws in Muslim majority countries
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 34th Session General Debate, Item 9: Contemporary Forms of Racism, Xenophobia…
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Blasphemy laws and freedom of expression for the non-religious
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union United Nations Human Rights Council, 28th Session Agenda Item 4: General Debate …
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The Durban Declaration and apostasy
International Humanist and Ethical Union ORAL STATEMENT UN Human Rights Council, 39rd Session (18th – 20th September 2018) General Debate: Item 9 Kacem…
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Freedom of Thought Report 2019 warns of “growing divide” on blasphemy laws
While several countries have repealed 'blasphemy' laws since 2015, many others still continue to prosecute, and in some countries 'blasphemy'…
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Do you remember Mohamed, the Egyptian atheist kicked off a TV interview?
Mohamed Hisham who was forced to escape Egypt last year, after a backlash against his "atheist" interview.
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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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Humanists call on African states to abolish blasphemy and apostasy laws
Religion does not trump human rights, Humanists International has argued at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, reiterating…
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Apostasy and blasphemy laws in Africa
International Humanist and Ethical Union Oral Statement Human Rights Situation in Africa 64th Session of the African Commission on Human…
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If humanism is “blasphemy” then anti-blasphemy laws must go!
Humanists International reminds the Human Rights Council that 'blasphemy' and 'apostasy' laws violate the human rights of both religious and…
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