General news / 4 May 2018 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… Read More
General news / 24 January 2018 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… Read More
General news / 4 December 2017 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… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2017 / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / 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… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2017 / Iran / UN Human Rights Council / Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention / 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… Read More
23 November 2017 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… Read More
Campaigns / 10 November 2017 Mauritanian blogger accused of “apostasy” to be released – His immediate safety is paramount A blogger imprisoned in Mauritania for almost four years, and who at various times was sentenced to death, now looks… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 September 2017 IHEU to India at UN: Stop fostering Hindu extremism, persecution of Dalits and intimidation of civil society! In an address to the UN Human Rights Council last week, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) criticised India for… Read More
General news / 22 August 2017 IHEU’s open letter to the office of the Prime Minister of Malaysia The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has written to the office of the Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, in protest… Read More
8 August 2017 IHEU deplores backlash and “hunt” against atheists in Malaysia Atheists who were photographed celebrating at a recent meeting in Kuala Lumpur are being “hunted” by the authorities, and receiving death… Read More
General news / 26 July 2017 Humanists call on Saudi Arabia to release man sentenced to death for atheism Humanist groups today called on the Saudi government to release a man convicted of atheism and sentenced to death. US-based… Read More