IHEU highlights persecution of Dalits in climate of Hindu nationalism
During a debate on racism and discrimination at the UN Human Rights Council, Swati Kamble a Dalit woman representing the…
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IHEU speaks up for brave Mauritanian anti-slavery campaigners, at UN
In a statement officially supported by the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement in Mauritania (IRA-Maritanie), the International…
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IHEU and IDSN call on India to protect Dalit rights and civil society space
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), in association with International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) has called on India to…
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Colourblindness and New-age Racism
Vidita Priyadarshini, Editorial for the IHEYO Newsletter April/May 2016 The recent incidents of attacks on Africans in New Delhi have sparked the debate…
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IHEU calls on Mauritania to stop harassing anti-slavery activists and abolish apostasy law
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has called on the Mauritanian authorities to cease their harassment, intimidation and ill-treatment…
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From the Americas: University of Missouri Protests
Anya Overmann and Julia Julstrom-Agoyo report on an extraordinary student-led protest in response to perceived inaction after a series of racist incidents on…
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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)…
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Police brutality and racism in American criminal justice system highlighted by IHEU
In the wake of the white supremacist killing of nine African-Americans in Charleston, and the fatal shootings of four unarmed…
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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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Lords debate Article 18 and the right to freedom of thought, conscience and belief
Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights honours the freedom to subscribe to whatever philosophy you choose, be…
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Caste, racism and manual scavenging in India
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) spoke at the 25th session of the Human Rights council today on the topic…
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