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Advocacy News / 20 March 2020

Sudan has announced that it will remove the death penalty for the crime of “apostasy.”

General news / 10 January 2020

We are proud to support the work of Council of Ex-Muslims of Sri Lanka, forced to have their Annual General…

General news / 13 November 2019

While several countries have repealed 'blasphemy' laws since 2015, many others still continue to prosecute, and in some countries 'blasphemy'…

General news / 2 October 2019

"Religions don’t have rights, people do. And this includes religious and non-religious minorities, LGBTI+ people, women, and children."

Campaigns / 1 August 2019

Sentenced to death in 2014 following accusations of "blasphemy" and "apostasy", Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir has now been freed and…

General news / 9 May 2019

Religion does not trump human rights, Humanists International has argued at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, reiterating…

Advocacy Statement / 2019 / Egypt / African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights /

International Humanist and Ethical Union Oral Statement Human Rights Situation in Africa 64th Session of the African Commission on Human…

General news / 14 March 2019

"I don’t believe in God. I don’t believe in Wahhabism. I believe women are equal to men. I believe in…

Campaigns / 5 March 2019

Humanists International reminds the Human Rights Council that 'blasphemy' and 'apostasy' laws violate the human rights of both religious and…

Humanists International News / 10 December 2018

The report published by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) documents legal discrimination and forms of persecution faced by…

8 November 2018

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has joined 31 NGOs in calling on Mauritania to release anti-slavery blogger, Mohamed…

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