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Education resources provided by the government of Cyprus blame atheism on egotism, materialism, and “supreme ingratitude”

General news / 23 January 2018

Atheists are selfish and “act without moral inhibitions”, Cyprus schools tell children

Humanist groups are protesting religious education resources in Cyprus, which mischaracterize atheists as narrowly materialistic and immoral, and which recommend…

General news / 22 January 2018

UK rejects asylum application from humanist because he fails to name ancient Greek philosophers

A man in the United Kingdom, originally from Pakistan, has had his asylum application rejected on the grounds of how…

General news / 11 December 2017

Humanist Association of Nigeria achieves formal recognition after 17-year campaign

The Humanist Association of Nigeria has finally achieved registration as a formal organization from the government. It brings to a…

General news / 4 December 2017

Humanists “actively persecuted” in seven countries in 2017, finds IHEU report

New incidents or trends in seven countries show active persecution of atheists and humanists in 2017 85 countries in total…

Advocacy Statement / 2017 / Morroco / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review /

UPR statement on Morocco

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 36th Session (11 September – 29 September 2017) UPR…

Advocacy Statement / 2017 / Kazakhstan / Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe /

Freedex and anti-extremist action in Central Asia

OSCE HDIM Statement for Working Session I, HDIM 2017 The importance of free expression in the context of anti-extremist actions…

Advocacy Statement / 2017 / UN Human Rights Council /

Dialogue with the High Commissioner on LGBTI rights

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

Advocacy Statement / 2017 / Iran / UN Human Rights Council / Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention /

Calling for the release of Djalali and M’Kheitir

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

23 November 2017

Atheism “very dangerous” and “unconstitutional” says government minister in Malaysia, again, wrongly

A government official in Malaysia has, wrongly, repeated claims today that atheism is a “very dangerous” ideology which is prohibited under…

Campaigns / 10 November 2017

Mauritanian blogger accused of “apostasy” to be released – His immediate safety is paramount

A blogger imprisoned in Mauritania for almost four years, and who at various times was sentenced to death, now looks…

Advocacy News / 30 September 2017

UN Human Rights Council condemns punishing apostasy, blasphemy and same-sex relations with death penalty

In a momentous move on the eve of International Blasphemy Day, the UN Human Rights Council yesterday passed a resolution on…

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