Gap closing on “Defamation of Religion”
On 25 March, in the closest vote yet on "Combating Defamation of Religion", the UN Human Rights Council adopted the…
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IHEU statement on “Restrictions on and defamation of religion”
Speaking at the United Nations today, 23 March 2010, IHEU representative Roy Brown called on the UN Human Rights Council…
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IHEU criticises abuse of the UN periodic review process
One of the most important innovations of the Human Rights Council in 2006 was the creation of a process under…
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IHEU calls for Member States of the United Nations to reject the candidacy of Iran to the Human Rights Council
Legal and diplomatic condemnations of Iran by UN Member States In March 2010, the Federal Court of Switzerland, the country’s…
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Vatican condemned at UN for child abuse
Geneva, March 16, 2010 -- The Vatican’s record on child abuse was criticized today at the United Nations Human Rights…
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Minarets and Murder
In a joint statement with two other NGOs at the UN Human Rights Council on 12 March, IHEU exposed the…
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IHEU defends Leo Igwe
IHEU has spoken out at the United Nations against the harassment of its International Representative Leo Igwe in Nigeria, and…
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Qatar rejects appeals to respect Human Rights
The appalling lack of human rights in even the most liberal of Islamic States was highlighted this week when Qatar…
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IHEU responds to the Holy See
On 22 September, speaking in the plenary of the UN Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU),…
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Egyptian apostate facing death threats prevented from leaving the country
An Egyptian Christian, Mr Maher El-Gowhary who faces a call by a leading Muslim cleric for Muslims to kill him,…
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IHEU condemns Sudan and Iran for using rape as a “political weapon”
Speaking in the plenary debate at the Human Rights Council on 30 September on the Rights of Women, IHEU representative…
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