Free speech, a muted Council, and the dubious weapon of offence
From the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council, IHEU's head of delegation, Elizabeth O’Casey, discusses some of the…
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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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End Blasphemy Laws – a new campaign
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is today among the founding partners heading a new, unified campaign for the abolition of “blasphemy”…
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Slavery and the Durban Declaration
ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 27th Session (8th – 26th September 2014) General Debate, Item 9: Racism, racial…
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Contemporary forms of slavery
ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 27th Session (8th – 26th September 2014) Interactive Dialogue with SR on Contemporary…
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What the world avoids talking about: Contemporary forms of slavery are rampant in many Arab states
There is slavery, including descent-based slavery, forced labour, and trafficking, endemic in many states in south and western Asia, and…
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29,000,000 human beings: IHEU highlights widespread domestic and sexual slavery
There are more than 29 million people living in slavery across the world. From Sudan to Pakistan, there are people…
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Imprisoned for blasphemy and apostasy: two cases
ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 25th Session (3rd – 28th March 2014) Agenda Item 4: General Debate IMPRISONED…
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IHEU laments Human Rights Council member states who imprison “blasphemers”
Several states in which convicted ‘blasphemers’ are currently in jail are also current members of the Human Rights Council. This…
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IHEU Partner Wins UN Human Rights Prize
A partner of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) in campaigning against slavery has been awarded the 2013 United…
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Joint statement on the persistence of slavery
Center for Inquiry Joint statement with IHEU and British Humanist Association UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: 22nd Session (25 February to…
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