Apostasy laws

An unprecedented international coalition of people accused of “blasphemy” in their home countries has called on the “people of Ireland”…

Today at the United Nations, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has condemned states that criminalize apostasy. Speaking on behalf…

Humanists have called on states in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) region to promote free media,…

In April 2017 Ahmad Al Shamri was sentenced to death “for atheism” by the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia. One…

The chief executive of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has urged delegates at a conference on humanism and…

Humanists have urged the UN Human Rights Council to recognise the individual cultural rights of humanists and freethinkers across the…

Today on the floor of the United Nations Human Rights Council, a group of ten NGOs jointly called on Mauritania…

To mark World Humanist Day today (21 June), humanist organizations from around the world are backing a crowdfunding campaign to…

The death sentence will be mandatory for “apostasy” and “blasphemy”-related crimes in Mauritania, under a new law passed by the…

Humanists at the United Nations Human Rights Council have denounced Iran’s recent crackdown on protesters against the regime. This year…