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… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2017 / Guatemala / International Humanist and Ethical Union / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR Statement on Guatemala International Humanist and Ethical Union 37th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (26 February to 23 March 2018) UPR:… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2017 / India / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR statement on India International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 36th Session (11 September – 29 September 2017) UPR Outcomes: India… Read More
General news / 25 October 2017 Academic sentenced to death as “Mossad agent” by Iran following torture and unfair trial Iranian academic, Ahmadreza Djalali, was sentenced to death last Saturday (21 October) and was given only 20 days to appeal against the… Read More
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… Read More
Advocacy News / 27 September 2017 At UN, IHEU calls for immediate release of Saudi prisoners Badawi, Fayadh and Al Shamri Ahead of International Blasphemy day on Saturday, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) dedicated its final statement at the 36th… Read More
Advocacy News / 27 September 2017 Ground-breaking workshop on Witchcraft and human rights takes place at UN Last week in Geneva, humanists and freethinkers joined members of civil society, academics, and a range of experts at a ground-breaking… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 September 2017 285 NGOs call on UN to address the human rights violations arising from criminalization of abortion Ahead of the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, 285 non-governmental organisations, including the International Humanist… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 September 2017 IHEU to India at UN: Stop fostering Hindu extremism, persecution of Dalits and intimidation of civil society! In an address to the UN Human Rights Council last week, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) criticised India for… Read More
Advocacy News / 22 September 2017 IHEU and Filipino Freethinkers condemn Philippines on its human rights record, at UN The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) in partnership with Filipino Freethinkers has today condemned the Philippines for its treatment of… Read More
Advocacy News / 21 September 2017 Moroccan-born IHEU representative criticises Morocco’s treatment of freethinkers at UN This morning at the UN Human Rights Council, IHEU representative, Kacem El Ghazzali, called on his country of birth, Morocco,… Read More