Press Releases
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European humanists in solidarity with LGBT+ community in Poland
Posted on the 13/08/20 - under the Hungary, LGBT, Poland, thematics______________________________________________________________________________ EUROPEAN HUMANISTS IN SOLIDARITY WITH LGBT+ COMMUNITY IN POLAND 16 August 2020 The European Humanist Federation (EHF) condemns recent police brutality and abuses towards the LGBT+ activists who were arrested on 7 August ...
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European Humanists call on Turkey to reverse Ayasofya’s conversion to mosque
Posted on the 13/08/20 - under the Secularism, thematics13 July 2020 The European Humanist Federation condemns the decision of Turkish authorities to convert Ayasofya (Haghia Sophia or Sancta Sophia) back to a mosque as a blow to the secular character of the country whose large majority are Muslims. Ayasofia was a Byzantine church through 1453 and then...
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Tunisian activist faces imminent deportation from Denmark, posing an extreme risk to his well-being
Posted on the 13/08/20Humanists International and the Danish Humanist Society urge the Danish authorities not to deport Tunisian human rights activist and freethinker, Nacer Amari, following the rejection of his asylum application. The decision of the Danish Refugee Appeals Board to reject Amari’s claim means that...
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Humanists express concerns about practices of religious groups amid COVID-19 crisis
Posted on the 13/08/20 - under the coronavirus, FoRB, Religion, thematicsExceptional measures deployed to slow down the spread of COVID-19 show the need for a collective response to an issue that affects all sectors in society, with no exceptions. In this context, the European Humanist Federation expresses concerns about the practices of certain religious groups that are...
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[Press release] Council of Europe rejects recommendation on reasonable accommodation
Posted on the 13/08/20 - under the Council of Europe, Equality, Non-believers, thematicsBrussels, 29 January 2020 – The European Humanist Federation (EHF) welcomes the rejection of the recommendation on “The protection of freedom of religion or belief in the workplace” by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE), an important step towards non-discrimination of employees...