Apostasy laws

Professor Heiner Bielefeldt, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, who was a guest speaker at the…

To mark International Human Rights Day, the International Humanist and Ethical Union is co-sponsoring an all day conference on “Apostasy,…

Please act now to ask the Iranian government to stop the execution of Ehsan Fattahian scheduled for Wednesday, November 11,…

An Egyptian Christian, Mr Maher El-Gowhary who faces a call by a leading Muslim cleric for Muslims to kill him,…

The UN Human Rights Council has published IHEU's written statement on religious registration in OIC (Organization of the Islamic Conference)…

In October 2008, the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) celebrated its first anniversary with a conference on Political Islam,…

On 10th October 2008, the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) celebrated its first anniversary by holding a conference at…

Ayaan Hirsi Ali Ayaan Hirsi Ali born 1969 in Mogadishu, Somalia is a Dutch feminist, writer, and politician. Her father,…

At the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday, 15 April, states belonging to the Organisation of Islamic Conference…

IHEU has responded to claims that the “Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam” is “not an alternative” to the…

At a debate on the motion, "This House has no faith in organized religion", IHEU Vice President Jack Jeffery supported…