Freedom of Expression and Universal Human Rights at the Human Rights Council
IHEU's Head of Delegation to the United Nations in Geneva, Elizabeth O'Casey, blogs on the threat to vital values at the…
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What the world avoids talking about: Contemporary forms of slavery are rampant in many Arab states
There is slavery, including descent-based slavery, forced labour, and trafficking, endemic in many states in south and western Asia, and…
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IHEU highlights “traditional” and “cultural” practices that undermine women’s sexual and reproductive rights
During an intervention at the UN Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) head of delegation, Elizabeth…
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Religious law, prison for “blasphemy”, severe sexual inequalilty: Qatar’s human rights review
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has raised serious concerns about the situation for freedom of religion, belief, expression…
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New Sharia law, harsh penalties, worse to come: Brunei’s human rights review
Earlier this year, Brunei started the process of introducing Sharia law into its penal code. The new Penal Code contains…
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Church-state entanglement and pushing religious values: Norway’s human rights review
In association with its member organisation, the Norwegian Humanist Association, Human-Etisk Forbund (NHA), the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has…
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29,000,000 human beings: IHEU highlights widespread domestic and sexual slavery
There are more than 29 million people living in slavery across the world. From Sudan to Pakistan, there are people…
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ISIS: States across the region share in the responsibility, having promoted an ideology of supremacism and violence
Representatives of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva spoke this morning about ISIS,…
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Act now to #FreeRaif: Calling for freedom gets you 10 Years, 1000 lashes, in Saudi Arabia
Time is running out for a young activist who called for greater freedom, and now faces devastating corporal punishment and a decade…
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Humanists and witchcraft abuse campaigners sued by Nigerian “witch hunter” pastor in UK courts
The British Humanist Association and Witchcraft and Human Rights Information Network (WHRIN), are being sued by the wealthy evangelical preacher…
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Wole Soyinka’s International Humanist Award acceptance speech – full text
Nobel Laureate and staunch defender of freedom and humanism, Wole Soyinka, joined Pakistani women’s rights activist, Gulalai Ismail, in being…
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