Humanists, religious leaders and the UN launch Beirut Declaration on combating human rights abuse
Humanists and religious groups have come together under the auspices of the United Nations, to launch a new initiative aimed…
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Humanists call on Saudi Arabia to release man sentenced to death for atheism
Humanist groups today called on the Saudi government to release a man convicted of atheism and sentenced to death. US-based…
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Arbitrary arrest and anti-blasphemy laws
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 36th Session (11 September – 29 September 2017) General…
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IHEU launches World Humanist Day crowdfunding campaign
Today, for World Humanist Day the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is launching a crowdfunding campaign to protect humanists at risk…
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Humanists at UN highlight role of free expression in fostering tolerance
Humanists have told the United Nations: to combat intolerance we don’t need restrictions on free expression, we need more free expression. During…
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Free Raif Badawi! – IHEU delivers personal plea from Ensaf Haidar to UN
It’s been five years since Saudi writer and activist, Raif Badawi was imprisoned for advocating liberalism and secularism. Today the…
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Anti-terrorism court hands down death sentence over “blasphemous” Facebook post
A court in Pakistan has handed down a death sentence to a 30-year-old man for making a post on Facebook. Taimoor Raza…
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IHEU to UN: protect human rights activists brave enough to criticise radical Islam
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) made its first statement to the 35th session of the United Nations Human…
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Blasphemy law in Denmark is no more!
Today, the Danish parliament — the Folketing — has voted to abolish another European blasphemy law! Following a controversial prosecution, a…
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Blasphemy prison term for Jakarta governor is “the wail of a warning siren” in Indonesia
The outgoing governor of Jakarta has been found guilty of blasphemy and handed a two-year prison term. It’s a signal…
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Man sentenced to death ‘for atheism’ in Saudi Arabia
29-year-old Ahmad Al Shamri has been sentenced to death after his appeal against charges of ‘atheism and blasphemy’ were denied…
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