Derek C. Araujo
Derek C. Araujo is Vice President and General Counsel of the Center for Inquiry, director of CFI's legal programs, and CFI's Representative to the United Nations. He graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. in physics, and earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, where he served as a Senior Editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. During his college years, he was the founding President of the Campus Freethought Alliance (now CFI On Campus) and of the Harvard Secular Society.
CFI Urges UN Human Rights Council to Reject “Defamation of Religions” Resolution
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March 24, 2010
The Human Rights Council is poised to suppress criticism of religion in the name of protecting human rights.CFI Urges Supreme Court to Deny Religious Student Group’s Right to Violate Non-Discrimination Policy
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March 16, 2010
CFI-India Representative Arrested for “Hurting the Sentiments of Muslims”
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March 15, 2010
CFI responds to the arrest of Dr. Innaiah Narisetti and others for "hurting the sentiments of Muslims."Scientology Defectors Say Church Hides Abuse
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March 7, 2010
Defectors from the Church of Scientology say they suffered beatings and other abuse.Nun “Cured” by Pope John Paul II Falls Ill Again
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March 5, 2010
Scientologists Hire Famed Reporters to Investigate Enemies
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February 22, 2010
The Church of Scientology is paying journalists to "investigate" a paper that has reported on the church's activities.Apocalypse How?
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February 15, 2010
The Virginia House has passed a bill meant to save humanity from "mark of the beast" microchip implants.CBS Shows Ideological Bias in Accepting Super Bowl Ads
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February 1, 2010
CBS has chosen its Super Bowl ads. Ads for gay dating are out; Religious Right anti-abortion commercials are in.Federal Appeals Court Upholds “Secular” Ten Commandments Display
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January 18, 2010
A recent ruling by the 6th Circuit illustrates the changing legal landscape confronting defenders of church-state separation.Council for Secular Humanism Fights Appeal of its Court Victory in Florida
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January 13, 2010
CSH has submitted briefs against an appeal of its courtroom victory in its challenge of faith-based programs in Florida.NYC Mayor Includes Atheists at Interfaith Breakfast
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January 7, 2010
For the first time in eight years, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg invited atheists to attend his annual interfaith breakfast.Magnetic Therapy for Dogs?! Only in New York.
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December 28, 2009
