Babu Gogineni is a Hyderabad-based secular humanist

Secular humanism

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 and rationalist. Babu Gogineni was Executive Director of the International Humanist and Ethical Union

International Humanist and Ethical Union

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, a London-based International NGO with Consultative Status with the United Nations

United Nations

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 in New York

New York

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, Geneva

Geneva

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 and Vienna

Vienna

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 and with the Council of Europe

Council of Europe

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, and with member organisations in 40 countries. During the 9 years as IHEU's Executive Director, Babu Gogineni led several international Human Rights campaigns and initiatives which attracted global attention, including coverage on the front page of the New York Times, CNN

CNN

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 and BBC

BBC

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