New BBC documentary highlights Mubarak Bala and the challenges atheists face in Nigeria
Mubarak Bala, President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, is currently serving a 24-year prison sentence, in connection with a…
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India called out at UN for harassment of filmmaker who depicted Hindu goddess in film
Leena Manimekalai has been subjected to a campaign of judicial harassment in India in retaliation for her film, which depicted…
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Leena Manimekalai
Oral statement International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 51st Session (12 September – 7 October) General Debate…
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India: Concern for ongoing harassment of filmmaker Leena Manimekalai
Threats against Leena Manimekalai circulate in Toronto neighborhoods
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At UN, prominent Nigerian humanist demands freedom for Mubarak Bala
Dr. Leo Igwe spoke before the Council to condemn the unjust sentencing of Nigerian humanist Mubarak Bala, and to call…
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Update on Mubarak Bala
Oral statement International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 51st Session (12 September – 1 April 2022) General…
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Nigeria: Bala’s lawyers meet with German Special Envoy
German Special Envoy on FoRB, Frank Schwabe, meets with Nigerians leading the fight for Mubarak Bala
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Maldives: Concerns for safety of social media activist following conviction
Maldivian human rights defender facing increased threats following conviction
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India: drop investigations into filmmaker
Poet and filmmaker Leena Manimekalai faces accusations of “hurting religious sentiments” in connection with her documentary short ‘Kaali’
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Nigeria: Court inefficiencies delay appeal process in case of Mubarak Bala
Fears that the delay in the transferral of Bala’s court records will unduly prolong his quest for justice
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