Freedom of expression

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…

Five journalists were assassinated in Honduras last month, all in drive-by shootings. In a wave of drug-related violence in the…

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…

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has joined with more than 100 other groups from more than 20 countries…

The IHEU policy paper, Speaking Freely About Religion: Religious Freedom, Defamation and Blasphemy, is available for download at the bottom…