Humanists at UN highlight role of free expression in fostering tolerance
Humanists have told the United Nations: to combat intolerance we don’t need restrictions on free expression, we need more free expression. During…
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IHEU and coalition of NGOs highlight concerns about ‘Protection of the Family’ resolution at UN
In conjunction with a number of human rights NGOs, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has called on UN Human…
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Free Raif Badawi! – IHEU delivers personal plea from Ensaf Haidar to UN
It’s been five years since Saudi writer and activist, Raif Badawi was imprisoned for advocating liberalism and secularism. Today the…
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IHEU puts on record its support for UN LGBTI expert, amidst OIC boycott
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has spoken out in defence of the UN Human Rights Council’s investigation into human…
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IHEU to UN: protect human rights activists brave enough to criticise radical Islam
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) made its first statement to the 35th session of the United Nations Human…
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Report from UN Human Rights Council – March 2017
Elizabeth O’Casey is Director of Advocacy for the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) The March session is the longest session…
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Uphold human rights: abolish laws against blasphemy and apostasy globally, IHEU tells UN
The IHEU at the UN Human Rights Council has called for global repeal of apostasy and blasphemy laws, which are…
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IHEU calls for end to laws that allow rapists to avoid jail by marrying their victims
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has today, at the UN Human Rights Council, called for the abolition of…
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Freedom of religion or belief should not be used to discriminate against others, says IHEU to UN High Commissioner
During an interactive dialogue with the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, IHEU highlighted how the right to freedom of…
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Child sacrifice, LGBTI discrimination, maternal mortality: Uganda’s human rights record
Child sacrifice, discrimination against LGBTI people, high maternal mortality and hostility to NGOs. These were four key concerns highlighted by…
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At UN, Humanists commend Iceland on abolition of blasphemy law
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) today, in cooperation with member organisation, Sidmennt (the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association) and partner, European…
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