Bangladesh should drop spurious charges against blogger Asad Noor
Noor has been charged with ‘spreading rumours’ and ‘defaming Islam’. Authorities in Bangladesh are threatening his family in retribution.
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Police refuse to comply with court order granting Mubarak Bala access to his legal team
Police refuse to comply with the Magistrate’s court order granting Bala access to his legal team in a clear violation…
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Sri Lankan rationalist summoned by police for questioning
Indika Rathnayake summoned by police after a Buddhist monk accused him of propagating fictitious ideas about Buddha and Buddhism.
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Case against Sri Lankan writer for hurting religious sentiments should be dropped
Award-winning Sri Lankan writer, Shakthika Sathkumara, stands accused of having hurt the religious feelings of Buddhists and advocated hatred in…
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Human rights victory as Sudan abolishes death sentence for apostasy
Humanists International welcomes progressive criminal justice reforms in Sudan
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Blasphemy laws in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco
ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 33rd Session (13th – 30th September 2016) General Debate: Item 8 This statement…
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Interactive dialogue with Ahmed Shaheed on freedom of expression
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 34th Session (27th February – 31st March 2017) Interactive Dialogue…
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Apostasy laws in Muslim majority countries
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 34th Session General Debate, Item 9: Contemporary Forms of Racism, Xenophobia…
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A message from Leo Igwe, ten weeks after Mubarak Bala’s arrest
Leo Igwe is the founder of the Humanist Association of Nigeria who dedicated his whole life to humanism, fighting against…
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Ashraf Fayadh: the Palestinian poet imprisoned in Saudi Arabia
ORAL STATEMEN International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 32nd Session (13th June – 1st July 2016) General Debate on…
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Protecting the right to criticise religion in Muslim countries
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 35th Session (6th June – 23rd June 2017) General…
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