Speaking Freely About Religion: Religious Freedom, Defamation and Blasphemy
The IHEU policy paper, Speaking Freely About Religion: Religious Freedom, Defamation and Blasphemy, is available for download at the bottom…
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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 submission cited by United Nations Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has cited a submission made by Humanists International in his report on countering intolerance, underscoring…
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Nigeria: UN Working Group concludes Mubarak Bala’s detention is arbitrary
The UN's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention have concluded that Nigeria has violated international law by detaining Mubarak Bala
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Nigeria: Court of Appeal reduces sentence of Mubarak Bala
Success in the appeal of Nigerian humanist Mubarak Bala, whose 24-year sentence has been reduced to five years on appeal
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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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