by HRWF | Apr 6, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Court sentences Mubarak Bala to 24 years imprisonment for blasphemy By Dennis Erezi The Guardian (05.04.2022) – https://bit.ly/3r8ihi9 – Kano State high court has sentenced a Nigerian atheist Mubarak Bala to 24 years in prison after being convicted...
by HRWF | Aug 11, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Eight-year-old becomes youngest person charged with blasphemy Hindu boy faces possible death penalty after being accused of intentionally urinating in a madrassa library By Haroon Janjua The Guardian (09.08.2021) – https://bit.ly/3CyJMFL – An...
by HRWF | Apr 30, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Prominent figure has been detained since April 2020 without charge and is accused of blasphemy By Emmanuel Akinwotu The Guardian (28.04.2021) – https://bit.ly/3xDrU9U – The United Nations has condemned Nigerian authorities for failing to release a...
by HRWF | Jan 13, 2021 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
Social media users criticise the exclusion of some trans women at McIver’s Ladies Baths, forcing a change of policy wording. By Helen Sullivan The Guardian (12.01.2021) – https://bit.ly/38CGwMy – A women-only ocean pool in Sydney’s eastern...
by HRWF | Jan 6, 2021 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Supporters says charges against Zara Kay, who has had her passport confiscated, are ‘politically motivated’. By Daniel Hurst The Guardian (03.01.2021) – https://bit.ly/393rFK8 – An Australian ex-Muslim women’s rights activist faces...