“Humanist” murdered by fellow university students for alleged “blasphemy”
A student who referred to himself as “The Humanist” has been murdered today by dozens of fellow students, after a “blasphemy”…
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“God always first”: Puerto Rico celebrated 40 days of public fasting and prayer “to fight crisis”
Articulo en Español aquí Puerto Rico has decided to fight a long-term economic recession with “fasting and prayer”. It hasn’t…
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Sentenced to 12 years for stealing about US$40 from a church in Guatemala
Articulo en Español aquí On 9 November 2016, Benjamín Alcón Mejía was sentenced to 12 years prison for stealing from…
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Report from UN Human Rights Council – March 2017
Elizabeth O’Casey is Director of Advocacy for the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) The March session is the longest session…
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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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IHEU calls for end to laws that allow rapists to avoid jail by marrying their victims
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has today, at the UN Human Rights Council, called for the abolition of…
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Rationalists murdered and liberties threatened as state intolerance rises in India
Extremists are threatening and killing ‘rationalist’ activists. And they’re being emboldened by an increasingly intolerant government. There are reports today that…
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Freedom of religion or belief should not be used to discriminate against others, says IHEU to UN High Commissioner
During an interactive dialogue with the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, IHEU highlighted how the right to freedom of…
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Child sacrifice, LGBTI discrimination, maternal mortality: Uganda’s human rights record
Child sacrifice, discrimination against LGBTI people, high maternal mortality and hostility to NGOs. These were four key concerns highlighted by…
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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 on states to stand up for right to artistic expression and scientific enquiry
In a discussion of a UN report on the issue of extremism and cultural rights at the UN Human Rights Council…
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