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Nonbelievers and Freedom of Religion or Belief in Nigeria

By Leo Igwe If Nigerian parliamentarians were to organize an event on freedom of religion or belief by, religious nonbelievers would not be invited or consulted. This is not because the nonreligious community does not exist. In Nigeria, nonbelievers are treated as social outcasts. In some parts of the country, they consider nonbelievers criminals who should be locked up, jailed,… Read More
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Freedom of Religion or Belief and Non-Religious Persecution in Nigeria

All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group Chair, Baroness Bakewell, Other distinguished parliamentarians, Fellow Humanists, Ladies and Gentlemen. When our forebears enshrined in article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the right to freedom of religion or belief, they acknowledged the inalienability of the right to think and believe freely. They recognized that for societies to prosper and flourish, and for human beings… Read More