Freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief Archives - Page 18 of 49

Campaigns / 29 July 2020

73% of humanists at risk are ex-Muslims, 80% are men – and the requests for help are increasing

Some data from our #ProtectHumanistsAtRisk campaign

Action Alert - Live / 25 July 2020

UN rights experts urge Nigeria to immediately release humanist accused of blasphemy

UN experts have called on the Nigerian authorities to immediately release prominent humanist and rights defender Mubarak Bala

Action Alert / 24 July 2020

Police refuse to comply with court order granting Mubarak Bala access to his legal team

Police refuse to comply with the Magistrate’s court order granting Bala access to his legal team in a clear violation…

Advocacy blog / 14 July 2020 / Gary McLelland

UN Special Rapporteur launches Humanists at Risk Report 2020

A transcript of the launch event of the Humanists at Risk Report 2020

General news / 14 July 2020

Human rights victory as Sudan abolishes death sentence for apostasy

Humanists International welcomes progressive criminal justice reforms in Sudan

Advocacy Statement / 2016 / France / UN Human Rights Council / Item 2: Annual report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights /

The role of secularism in the protection of human rights

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 33rd Session (13th September – 30th September 2016) General…

Advocacy Statement / 2016 / Mauritania / UN Human Rights Council / Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights /

Arrest of anti-slavery activists in Mauritania

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 33rd Session (13th September – 30th September 2016) General…

Advocacy Statement / 2016 / Egypt / UN Human Rights Council / Item 8: Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action /

Blasphemy laws in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco

ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 33rd Session (13th – 30th September 2016) General Debate: Item 8 This statement…

Advocacy Statement / 2017 / Bangladesh / UN Human Rights Council / Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights /

Interactive dialogue with Ahmed Shaheed on freedom of expression

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 34th Session (27th February – 31st March 2017) Interactive Dialogue…

Advocacy Statement / 2017 / Algeria / UN Human Rights Council / Item 9: Follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action /

Apostasy laws in Muslim majority countries

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 34th Session General Debate, Item 9: Contemporary Forms of Racism, Xenophobia…

Advocacy Statement / 2017 / Bangladesh / UN Human Rights Council / Item 2: Annual report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights /

The killing of human rights defenders

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 35th Session (6th June – 30 June 2017) General…

Freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief

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