On Blasphemy
It is disheartening to know that laws still exist today that criminalizes certain expressions as blasphemous. It is even more…
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Criticism of religion is not blasphemy
The IHEU position on defamation of religion was strongly supported on 23 September 2008 in a statement to the Human…
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Humanists International calls UN attention to threat to science from religious right
In a written submission to the UN Humanists International has highlighted the threat of disinformation to realising the right to…
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Right to Science: Threats to science, sex education, and abortion access, by Christian Right
Humanists International 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (26 February to 5 April 2024) Interactive Dialogue with the…
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At UN, Humanists International condemns hate on the grounds of religion or belief and calls for more work to be done to combat it
Humanists International has called for more work to be done in tackling hate and intolerance in the context of freedom…
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Positive Responses to Hate and Intolerance
Humanists International 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (26 February to 5 April 2024) General Debate on Item…
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At EU, Humanists International raises concerns about human rights abuses and situation of non-religious in Pakistan
At a meeting with the EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Mr. Frans van Daele, Humanists International…
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Humanists on the front line of democracies globally, new report shows
Humanists International launches 12th annual Key Countries edition of the Freedom of Thought Report
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Humanists and IPPFoRB host Human Rights Workshop for South Asian Parliamentarians
This month, Humanists International and IPPFoRB together hosted a human rights workshop for Parliamentarians from South Asia.
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Humanists at Risk: Spotlight on Afghanistan
Humanists at Risk: Spotlight on Afghanistan. Two years since the Taliban takeover, the situation for the non-religious remains dire.
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UN passes contested resolution condemning “desecration of sacred books and religious symbols”
Members of the UN Human Rights Council have voted in support of a resolution brought by Pakistan condemning religious hatred…
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