Statement on arrests in Bangladesh blogger murder cases
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is urging caution and some skepticism in reacting to reportage on the process of justice…
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Niloy Neel – Fourth atheist activist murdered in a year in Bangladesh
Niladri Chatterjee, known by his pen name Niloy Neel, an online activist and secularist protester, has been found dead in…
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Guatemalan Humanists resist bill that would force religion into all schools
Humanists are pushing back against a proposed law in Guatemala that would require religious teaching in all schools, public or private, with…
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IHEU discusses ‘Right to Life’ with UN Human Rights Committee
At the United Nations in Geneva, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has urged the UN Human Rights Committee…
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“Cultural practices and religious specificities” at the Human Rights Council
The IHEU’s head of delegation to Geneva, Elizabeth O’Casey, blogs on her reflections after the closing of the June 2015 session…
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At Human Rights Council, IHEU raises plight of Bangladeshi Atheist bloggers
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has called on the Bangladesh Government to take urgent action to protect the…
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IHEU condemns death sentences for nine accused of blasphemy in Nigeria #SaveKanoNine
In the past few days the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has written to senior figures in Nigeria urging…
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IHEU calls out Egypt at UN on its hate campaign against atheists
As reported in the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU)’s Freedom of Thought Report last year, the Egyptian state is…
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Third atheist writer hacked to death in Bangladesh this year
Early this morning, Ananta Bijoy Das was murdered, hacked to death by four assailants on the streets close to his home. Ananta had…
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“No, I will not write about war crimes, Islamic extremism, the country or politics anymore”
Washiqur Rahamn Babu was killed on Monday. Two of his three killers — allegedly students from two different madrassa — say they had…
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Another atheist blogger murdered in Bangladesh this morning
Washiqur Rahman’s Facebook banner declares “#IamAvijit”, after the leading secular and humanist blogger, Avijit Roy, who was murdered a month ago in Bangladesh. This…
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