Blasphemy laws

The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, PhD, is an academic who spent…

Norwegian Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt has responded to a long-standing request of the Norwegian Humanist Association (NHA) by appointing…

Malta is no doubt a predominantly Christian country, but like Christianity itself, a large part of this perception is founded…

In a strong statement to the Human Rights Council this morning, IHEU main Representative, Roy Brown accused Pakistan of encouraging…

In a speech condemning the recent passage of a blasphemy law in Ireland, and UK legislation which criminalises, among other…

Dear Readers of the YouthSpeak, The theme of this edition of the e-zine is ‘Blasphemy and Religious Rights’ and it…

Under that theme „Religious freedom and freedom of speech“ two umbrella organisations (DFW and IBKA), both based in Germany invited…

On 25 March, in the closest vote yet on "Combating Defamation of Religion", the UN Human Rights Council adopted the…

Speaking at the United Nations today, 23 March 2010, IHEU representative Roy Brown called on the UN Human Rights Council…

Two people have been reported killed in riots against Humanist writer Taslima Nasrin in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.…

Blasphemy! It’s a cry as old as freethought, perhaps as old as religion. It’s also a crime wherever religion can…