“Kill the Witch” Miracle Crusade in Calabar
Leo Igwe writes on a new wave of witch hunting churches in Nigeria The world may not have seen the…
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Museveni set to sign Uganda’s anti-gay bill based on false reading of science
The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, has more or less promised to sign the infamous Anti-Homosexuality Bill, this morning, citing input from…
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IHEU Freedom of Thought report on BBC World
The BBC covered the IHEU Freedom of Thought report this week, as part of a segment on prejudice against atheists…
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Vatican challenged by UN over its handling of child abuse
Representatives from the Vatican have faced tough questions over the Holy See’s record on sexual abuse and other forms of…
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UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief new report recommends ‘States that have blasphemy laws should repeal them’
A report released by the United Nation’s Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has highlighted the need to tackle manifestations…
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UK atheist asylum case should “point the way for the world”
For the first time in the UK, an atheist has been granted asylum on the grounds that his non-religious views…
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IHEU condemns “heinous” abandonment of gay rights in Nigeria
In the face of international criticism, the president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has signed a law into effect which criminalises…
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African Regional Humanist Meeting
The IHEYO Regional African Working Group Meeting and Training was held from the 25th till the 27th October 2013. The…
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Reactions to the Freedom of Thought Report 2013
Last week we announced the publication online of the Freedom of Thought Report 2013. A round-up of some of the responses follows below.…
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On Human Rights Day, religious groups scupper report on the rights of women and girls at European Parliament
On Human Rights Day, yesterday, the European Parliament failed to adopt the progressive Report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)…
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You can be put to death for atheism in 13 countries around the world
The IHEU Freedom of Thought Report 2013 has been published online today at its dedicated website freethoughtreport.com/download-the-report. It is the first…
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