IHEU calls for abolishment of blasphemy laws during dialogue with UN Special Rapporteur
In its first statement at the 34th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union…
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New “Online Edition” of the Freedom of Thought Report launched today
The world’s only global report focusing on discrimination and persecution faced by the non-religious has a new “Online Edition”, launched…
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IHEU briefing on Mohamed Cheikh Ould M’kheitir case
The Mauritanian Supreme Court heard the final appeal of a blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould M’kheitir on 15 November 2016. He…
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Persecution of Ashraf Fayadh, Sherif Gaber and Karim al-Banna
International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 31st Session (29th February – 24th March 2016) General Debate on…
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We must resist “debased” forms of freedom of religion or belief
President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), Andrew Copson, spoke this morning at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth…
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In wake of Jordanian writer’s murder, IHEU calls for abolition of anti-blasphemy laws
On Sunday (25th September), Christian writer and political activist, Nahed Hattar, was murdered on the steps of a law court…
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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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Persecution of nonbelievers in Egypt, Mauritania and Saudi Arabia
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 31st Session (29th February – 24th March 2016) General…
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IHEU reads poem banned in Saudi for ‘apostasy’ to delegates at UN
Today at the United Nations, the International Humanist and Ethical Union’s (IHEU) director of advocacy, Elizabeth O’Casey, read out a poem that…
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Now is the time to put ourselves out there!
A greeting from the new president of IHEYO, Marieke Prien, for International Humanist Day, 21 June 2016 For me it is…
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Witnessing Horror in Father’s Dream Land: Tribute to a Believer in Free Speech
Rumana Hashem asks how the horrors of mob killing — including many unreported incidents — is destroying the social fabric of…
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