Blasphemy laws

Everyone has the right to free expression, and not to face discrimination because of their sexuality, including in Russia. This…

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

At a human rights meeting with the participating countries of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the…

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

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has called on Pakistan to repeal its blasphemy laws, and to promote tolerance…

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…