At UN, IHEU urges abolition of apostasy laws
Today at the United Nations, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has condemned states that criminalize apostasy. Speaking on behalf…
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Blasphemy laws in Pakistan
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 37th Session (27th February – 23rd March 2018) General…
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IHEU calls on UN to respect the cultural rights of humanists
Humanists have urged the UN Human Rights Council to recognise the individual cultural rights of humanists and freethinkers across the…
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Release Blogger and Scrap Death Penalty law! NGOs urge Mauritania at United Nations
Today on the floor of the United Nations Human Rights Council, a group of ten NGOs jointly called on Mauritania…
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NGOs protest as Mauritania creates “mandatory” death sentence for apostasy and blasphemy
The death sentence will be mandatory for “apostasy” and “blasphemy”-related crimes in Mauritania, under a new law passed by the…
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IHEU raises concerns for Egyptian atheist Sherif Gaber
A prominent Egyptian atheist YouTuber, who has been in hiding from “insult to religion” charges since 2015, has apparently disappeared after…
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Humanists denounce proposed law to criminalize atheism in Egypt
Egyptian lawmakers will consider a bill which would criminalize not believing in God. The proposed bill was discussed by the head of parliament’s…
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Humanists “actively persecuted” in seven countries in 2017, finds IHEU report
New incidents or trends in seven countries show active persecution of atheists and humanists in 2017 85 countries in total…
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Joint statement on FoRB and UPR process
JOINT ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union, Baha’i International Community, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, European Humanist Federation, International Association for…
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Calling for the release of Djalali and M’Kheitir
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 34th Session (27th February – 31st March 2017) General…
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Atheism “very dangerous” and “unconstitutional” says government minister in Malaysia, again, wrongly
A government official in Malaysia has, wrongly, repeated claims today that atheism is a “very dangerous” ideology which is prohibited under…
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