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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Rationalists murdered and liberties threatened as state intolerance rises in India
Extremists are threatening and killing ‘rationalist’ activists. And they’re being emboldened by an increasingly intolerant government. There are reports today that…
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Banned from Iranian national chess team, Dorsa and Borna are “true champions” says IHEU
Two young chess champions have been banned from representing the national team of their home country, Iran. Dorsa Derakhshani was…
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New “Online Edition” of the Freedom of Thought Report launched today
The world’s only global report focusing on discrimination and persecution faced by the non-religious has a new “Online Edition”, launched…
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IHEU briefing on Mohamed Cheikh Ould M’kheitir case
The Mauritanian Supreme Court heard the final appeal of a blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould M’kheitir on 15 November 2016. He…
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Persecution of Ashraf Fayadh, Sherif Gaber and Karim al-Banna
International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 31st Session (29th February – 24th March 2016) General Debate on…
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We must resist “debased” forms of freedom of religion or belief
President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), Andrew Copson, spoke this morning at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth…
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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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India Turning into Nightmare for Minorities
by Uttam Niraula India is widely known as the most populous democracy on earth. There are almost 1.3 billion people in India, of which…
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Persecution of nonbelievers in Egypt, Mauritania and Saudi Arabia
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 31st Session (29th February – 24th March 2016) General…
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