Blasphemy laws

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 International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has provided human rights training on freedom of religion or belief to members…

The Chief Executive of IHEU has used a speech in the Scottish Parliament to call for a speedy repeal of…

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

A prominent Egyptian atheist YouTuber, who has been in hiding from “insult to religion” charges since 2015, has apparently disappeared after…

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has re-established its presence at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.…

The International Humanist and Ethical Union has used an annual meeting of non-religious organisations at the European Parliament to call…

The International Humanist and Ethical Union has again urged Pakistan to abolish its blasphemy laws and start respecting the rights…