General news / 16 April 2013 Prominent Turkish musician convicted over “blasphemy” accusations The courts in Turkey have handed a suspended 10-month jail sentence to the country's most prominent classical composer on the… Read More
General news / 15 November 2012 A new death sentence for blasphemy in Pakistan – the law must be abolished As Rimsha Masih still awaits trial in Pakistan, another "blasphemy" case has been resolved today, handing a 25-year-old man a… Read More
20 September 2012 Story Renewed demands for an international ‘blasphemy IHEU Vice President Andrew Copson urges that the freedom of expression and belief must be upheld, as the prospect of… Read More
General news / 3 September 2012 Pakistan, the time has come! Politicians, police and clerics must confront ‘blasphemy’ mobs in unison and without fear Rimsha Masih, aged between 11 and 14, and said to have some degree of mental impairment, has now been in… Read More
Members and partners / 31 July 2012 Humanists call for abolition of blasphemy laws in Greece following arrests The European Humanist Federation (EHF) and the Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) have called on Greece to abolish its outdated blasphemy… Read More
Humanists International News / 2 April 2012 IHEU Rep speaks on future of blasphemy at the UN On March 29th the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion and Belief, NY, and the NGO Committee on Human Rights,… Read More
Action Alert / 26 January 2012 International Humanists protest Indonesia blasphemy arrest The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is calling for the Indonesian government to guarantee the freedom and safety of… Read More
Campaigns / 4 May 2011 IHEU calls for the abolition of Africa’s blasphemy laws The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has called on the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) to… Read More
Humanists International News / 14 March 2011 IHEU collaborates with Center for Inquiry on attack on blasphemy laws at UN When IHEU were prevented on a technicality from delivering a speech on blasphemy and violence in the name of religion at… Read More
Action Alert / 28 December 2009 Help Humanists fight blasphemy laws Blasphemy! It’s a cry as old as freethought, perhaps as old as religion. It’s also a crime wherever religion can… Read More
Campaigns / 10 November 2009 Belief groups unite to oppose UN blasphemy law The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has joined with more than 100 other groups from more than 20 countries… Read More