IHEU protests “gratuitous, violent sentence” handed to Saudi liberal activist
A writer and activist known for his liberal views was sentenced on Monday to 600 lashes and 7 years in…
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Apostasy is not a crime
International Humanist and Ethical Union Joint statement with British Humanist Association and Center for Inquiry UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: 22nd…
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“Why must I be killed?” asks Moroccan atheist
Speaking as a representative attached to the IHEU delegation at the Human Rights Council, Kacem El Ghazzali told how he…
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Lebanon’s first civil marriage divides the country, inspires calls for reform
Taking advantage of a legal loophole, the marriage papers of Nidal Darwish and Kholoud Succariyeh were approved by the Lebanese Ministry…
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IHEU to the United Nations: “Apostasy is not a crime”
Humanists at the UN in Geneva have today called for the complete abolition of blasphemy laws as incompatible with "one of…
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IHEU highlights the criminalisation of atheism in many parts of the world
Atheists, humanists, freethinkers and other non-religious people are discriminated against around the world, with expression of their views is often…
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IHEU urges calm and safeguarding of Alber Saber while on bail
Young Egyptian Facebook user, Alber Saber, has today been sentenced to three years for "offending" religion. He should be out on bail…
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UN debates Freedom of Religion or Belief
Britain supports state religions; the Netherlands wants more attention for the rights of atheists; Canada rejects the claim that religions…
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IHEU condemns faith-based violence
States which fail to punish faith-based violence against religious and non-religious minorities, or which legitimize faith-based violence through laws against…
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Religiosity suffers “a notable decline across the globe”
There has been “a notable decline across the globe in self-description of being religious” in the last seven years, according…
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Plea to the Islamic States to do more to promote religious tolerance
In a joint statement with the Center for Inquiry today (14 March 2012) IHEU representative Raheel Raza, herself a Muslim…
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