Uphold human rights: abolish laws against blasphemy and apostasy globally, IHEU tells UN
The IHEU at the UN Human Rights Council has called for global repeal of apostasy and blasphemy laws, which are…
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At UN, Humanists commend Iceland on abolition of blasphemy law
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) today, in cooperation with member organisation, Sidmennt (the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association) and partner, European…
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IHEU calls for abolishment of blasphemy laws during dialogue with UN Special Rapporteur
In its first statement at the 34th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union…
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Prosecutors in Denmark charge man with ‘blasphemy’
Denmark is reactivating it’s ‘blasphemy’ law, for the first time in 46 years, charging a man for posting a video of himself…
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Open letter: Transnational Humanist organizations call on Greece to abolish ‘blasphemy’
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and the European Humanist Federation (EHF) are calling on Greece’s new human rights chief…
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Blasphemy in Egypt, Algeria and Bangladesh
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 32nd Session (13th June – 1st July 2016) General Debate on Item…
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In wake of Jordanian writer’s murder, IHEU calls for abolition of anti-blasphemy laws
On Sunday (25th September), Christian writer and political activist, Nahed Hattar, was murdered on the steps of a law court…
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Humanists call on Greece to ban incitement to hatred and abolish blasphemy
At the UN a group of humanist NGOs have called on Greece to decriminalise blasphemy in the country and ensure that…
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UN must “recognise the pernicious nature and illegal status of blasphemy laws” says IHEU
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has once again reiterated to the UN Human Rights Council that anti-blasphemy laws…
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At UN, IHEU and Danish Humanist Society call on Denmark to abolish blasphemy law
Humanists told the UN Human Rights Council this morning that “the state-church institution is fundamentally unfair” in Denmark as elsewhere,…
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Humanists to Greece: It is past time to abolish “blasphemy” law
Consecutive Greek governments have pledged to reassess or abolish the country’s outdated “blasphemy” laws but have failed to achieve any progress, campaigners have…
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