Freedom of Thought Report 2015
Today the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is launching the Freedom of Thought Report 2015 at the European Parliament in…
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Death for “apostasy” must not stand! Free Ashraf Fayadh
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) joins around 60 human rights organisations internationally, protesting the death sentence handed down last…
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Coordinated machete attack on publishers of secular authors in Bangladesh
In what now appears to be a coordinated attack, at least one person has been killed and three people have…
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Criticism of Islamic tenets not the same as Islamophobia, argues IHEU
During a debate on racism at the UN Human Rights Council, International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) representative, Kacem El…
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German Humanists exposing systematic discrimination against the non-religious
Last week, the Humanist Association of Germany (Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands, HVD) presented its first comprehensive report on the multifarious existing forms of discrimination…
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Huge alliance protests government response to Bangladesh blogger murders
Bloggers, free speech campaigners, humanist associations, religious and ex-Muslim groups, all unite to protest Bangladeshi blogger murders Following a string…
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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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