The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) Freedom of Thought Report has received welcoming support during parliamentary proceedings of the UK’s House of Commons. Angie Bray MP asked the Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) “if he will assess what implications there may be for his policy of the recent report […]

The concept of “blasphemy” remains a huge problem faced by atheists, other non-religious people, and religious minorities around the world. On the one hand, “blasphemy” is simply what you call it when someone is irreverent or insulting about religion. However, the word is deeply entwined with the idea of moral […]

This is an urgent fundraising request for an atheist blogger facing persecution at home. [Update 27 September 2013: You can now contribute at: http://ottawa.humanists.net/defend-freedom-thought] As recorded in the IHEU Freedom of Thought report, we’ve seen an upturn in cases of atheists being persecuted especially for online expressions of their non-religious views. The trend has […]

The IHEU Freedom of Thought report focuses on “discrimination against Humanists, atheists and the non-religious”. But of course, the right to ‘freedom of religion or belief’ applies equally to the religious. So why the focus on non-religious people? As an international umbrella body, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) […]

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is pleased to launch freethoughtreport.com today, 14 August 2013. Freethoughtreport.com is a hub for information and collaboration on the international Freedom of Thought report published by IHEU. The Freedom of Thought report itself, which launched last December to mark Human Rights Day, focuses on […]