Blasphemy laws Archives - Page 14 of 37

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While several countries have repealed 'blasphemy' laws since 2015, many others still continue to prosecute, and in some countries 'blasphemy'…

Advocacy Statement / 2019 / Saudi / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review /

International Humanist and Ethical Union 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (25th February – 22nd March 2019) UPR:…

General news / 24 October 2019

Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani has been convicted to pay €4000 for blasphemy for having compared the Catholic Church to a…

General news / 3 October 2019

In its final statement at the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International has renewed its call…

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…

Advocacy Statement / 2019 / Cyprus / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review /

International Humanist and Ethical Union 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council (24th June – 12th July 2019) Universal…

Advocacy Statement / 2019 / UN Human Rights Council / Item 9: Follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action /

International Humanist and Ethical Union 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (9th – 27th September 2019) General Debate…

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 / 3 April 2019

Harsh new laws based on Sharia come into force today in Brunei, despite international condemnation.

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