IHEU speaks up for brave Mauritanian anti-slavery campaigners, at UN
In a statement officially supported by the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement in Mauritania (IRA-Maritanie), the International…
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At UN, IHEU highlights preaching of anti-LGBTI hate in Nigeria and Uganda
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) – in cooperation with Interfaith Diversity Network of West Africa, the Coalition for…
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IHEU at UN: Don’t distort concept of ‘secularism’ to clampdown on freedom
In the wake of the ‘burkini’ debate in France over the summer months and increasing levels of oppression in much…
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India Turning into Nightmare for Minorities
by Uttam Niraula India is widely known as the most populous democracy on earth. There are almost 1.3 billion people in India, of which…
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This is not our secularism / Ce n’est pas notre laïcité
French translation below Statement from the offices of Humanists International on the “burkini ban” now being enforced in parts of…
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Where does humanism stand at a time of crisis?
Many people today feel the world is backsliding politically and that terror is escalating. President of the IHEU, Andrew Copson, asks…
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UN appoints new Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
At the close of the 32nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, the appointment of Dr Ahmed Shaheed as…
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UN passes historic resolution calling for Independent Expert on LGBTI rights
In an historic move, the United Nations has adopted a resolution to appoint the first Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation…
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UN must “recognise the pernicious nature and illegal status of blasphemy laws” says IHEU
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has once again reiterated to the UN Human Rights Council that anti-blasphemy laws…
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IHEU and IDSN call on India to protect Dalit rights and civil society space
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), in association with International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) has called on India to…
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At UN, IHEU and Danish Humanist Society call on Denmark to abolish blasphemy law
Humanists told the UN Human Rights Council this morning that “the state-church institution is fundamentally unfair” in Denmark as elsewhere,…
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