Blasphemy laws

Baroness Warsi, a senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office minister in the UK government, has emphasised in a speech to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)…

– New report highlights persecution of atheists – Blasphemy prosecutions rise with social media The International Humanist and Ethical Union…

As Rimsha Masih still awaits trial in Pakistan, another "blasphemy" case has been resolved today, handing a 25-year-old man a…

Britain supports state religions; the Netherlands wants more attention for the rights of atheists; Canada rejects the claim that religions…

IHEU Vice President Andrew Copson urges that the freedom of expression and belief must be upheld, as the prospect of…

In a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council on behalf of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU)…

Humanists around the world have joined human rights organisations and political representatives who are calling for calm in response to…

States which fail to punish faith-based violence against religious and non-religious minorities, or which legitimize faith-based violence through laws against…

Rimsha Masih, aged between 11 and 14, and said to have some degree of mental impairment, has now been in…

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has condemned the charges, today's guilty verdict, and the harsh sentencing, in the…

The European Humanist Federation (EHF) and the Greek Helsinki  Monitor (GHM) have called on Greece to abolish its outdated blasphemy…