UN Suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia's membership of the UN Human Rights Council, by a two-thirds…
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Humanists International joins 349 civil society groups calling for UN to be more open to NGOs
A group of NGOs have sent a letter to all UN states urging them to reform the UN Committee on…
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Humanists International welcomes UN Report on Freedom of Thought
Humanists International has welcomed a report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Dr Ahmed Shaheed,…
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Human Rights Council elections, FoRB and cultural rights on the agenda at the UN General Assembly
States reacted to thematic reports by UN experts, and voted in new members of the Human Rights Council at the…
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Strengthening of United Nations
The Executive Committee urges its member organisations to adopt statements similar to the following, to engage in programmes designed to…
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IHEU launches 2018 Freedom of Thought Report
In a world first, a list of the best and worst countries to be an atheist has been published. The…
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Stop putting unfit states on the Human Rights Council, coalition tells UN members
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has joined a coalition of NGOs calling on Member States of the United…
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Humanists join UN conference to implement plan on ending violence and atrocities
The UN is trying to find new ways to prevent religious extremism and violence, and humanists are represented, working right…
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UN debates Freedom of Religion or Belief
Britain supports state religions; the Netherlands wants more attention for the rights of atheists; Canada rejects the claim that religions…
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IHEU Representative elected president of UN committee
Matt Cherry, international representative for the International Humanist and Ethical Union, was elected president of the United Nations NGO (Non-Governmental…
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IHEU Rep speaks on future of blasphemy at the UN
On March 29th the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion and Belief, NY, and the NGO Committee on Human Rights,…
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