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General news / 18 August 2015

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…

Humanists International News / 18 August 2015

Joint open letter to Prime Minister and President of Bangladesh

To Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Abdul Hamid, We, concerned members of the blogging and activist community of Bangladesh…

General news / 18 August 2015

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…

Humanists International News / 7 August 2015

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…

Advocacy Statement / 2015 / Qatar / UN Human Rights Council / Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights /

Forced labour and trafficking in Gulf States

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union United Nations Human Rights Council, 29th Session (15th June – 3th July 2015)…

General news / 23 July 2015

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…

Advocacy News / 15 July 2015

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…

Advocacy blog / 7 July 2015 / Elizabeth O'Casey

“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…

Advocacy Statement / 2015 / United States / UN Human Rights Council / Item 9: Follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action /

Police brutality and racism in the United States of America

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union United Nations Human Rights Council, 29th Session (15th June – 3rd July 2015)…

Advocacy News / 2 July 2015

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…

Campaigns / 2 July 2015

Icelandic humanists celebrate as “blasphemy” law abolished!

Iceland’s parliament agreed today to abolish the blasphemy provision of the Criminal Code. The Pirate Party’s parliamentarians submitted the proposal…

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