Atheists Face Discrimination Around the World Says Humanist Group

Paper comes amid calls from Muslim countries for the U.N. to ban insults aimed at Islam

Atheists, humanists and freethinkers face widespread discrimination around the world, with expression of their views criminalised and even subject to capital punishment, the United Nations has been told.

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) said atheism was banned by law in a number of states where people were forced to officially adopt a faith.