The use of ‘offence’ in silencing online journalists
ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 26th Session (10th – 27th June 2014) Panel Discussion on the Safety of…
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The human rights situation in Tunisia
ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 26th Session (10th – 27th June 2014) General Debate, Item 4 The Human…
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Nigerian man detained on psychiatric ward for “atheism”
A Nigerian man has been detained and medicated for over a week on a psychiatric ward in Kano state, Nigeria,…
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LGBTI rights and democracy: Populist discrimination is still discrimination
Despite being firmly established in international human rights law and a matter of basic human dignity, the rights of LGBTI people are…
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IHEU speaks on honour-based violence and gender stereotyping
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has spoken at the UN Human Rights Council about how gender stereotyping, the…
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What is free expression when journalists and activists are “banned or punished by lashes, prison or the death penalty”?
International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) spoke yesterday afternoon at the UN Human Rights Council on how many states are…
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“Insult” and “offence” are used to silence and jail online journalists
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has spoken today at the 26th session of the Human Rights Council on how…
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#TwitterTheocracy campaign after social network blocks “blasphemy” in Pakistan
Twitter recently agreed to block “blasphemous tweets” in Pakistan, thus becoming complicit in suppressing free speech, and in aiding Pakistan’s blasphemy laws.…
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“Humanism and secularism” are threat to Islam and the state, says Malaysian prime minister
The Prime Minister of Malaysia has labelled “humanism and secularism as well as liberalism” a dangerous threat to Islam and the state. He is…
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IHEU supports Second World Conference on Untouchability
Last week saw experts and campaigners on caste discrimination come together in Kathmandu, Nepal, for a second World Conference on…
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The Boko Haram insurgence in Nigeria: a cry for help
News is breaking of further atrocities in Nigeria today. Yesterday the Islamist terror group Boko Haram again attacked villages in Borno…
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