Advocacy blog / 28 May 2020 / Lillie Ashworth More Than a Health Crisis: Covid-19 and the Backward March on Gender Equality From the rise in gender-based violence to the lack of face masks for frontline healthcare workers, we look at how… Read More
Advocacy blog / 17 May 2020 / Lillie Ashworth Humanists International Marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia To commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia we highlight some key developments affecting LGBTI people around the… Read More
Advocacy blog / 30 April 2020 / Elizabeth O'Casey The Corona Crisis: Human rights, global solidarity, and critical thinking have never been needed more Elizabeth O'Casey blogs on the need to put human rights, multilateralism, solidarity, and reason at the centre of our response… Read More
Advocacy blog / 27 March 2018 / Elizabeth O'Casey Culture, religion and the human rights framework: Some reflections after the 37th session of the Human Rights Council After the closing of the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council, IHEU Director of Advocacy, Elizabeth O’Casey, reflects… Read More
Advocacy blog / 28 June 2017 / Elizabeth O'Casey A prolonged engagement: the human rights council, its members and civil society Following the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council, our Director of Advocacy, Elizabeth O'Casey, reflects on the role of… Read More
Advocacy blog / 26 September 2016 / Elizabeth O'Casey In this climate of fear, populism and scapegoating, human-rights-led secularism is needed more than ever After calling out France at the UN for rhetoric used by many of its officials during the 'burkini' debate, IHEU director of… Read More
Advocacy blog / 30 March 2016 / Elizabeth O'Casey “Tense Times”: Freedom of Expression and Religion or Belief at the UN IHEU director of advocacy, Elizabeth O’Casey, reflects on the relationship between the rights to expression and religion or belief and… Read More
Advocacy blog / 18 September 2015 / Elizabeth O'Casey Free speech, a muted Council, and the dubious weapon of offence From the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council, IHEU's head of delegation, Elizabeth O’Casey, discusses some of the… Read More
Advocacy blog / 7 July 2015 / Elizabeth O'Casey “Cultural practices and religious specificities” at the Human Rights Council The IHEU’s head of delegation to Geneva, Elizabeth O’Casey, blogs on her reflections after the closing of the June 2015 session… Read More
Advocacy blog / 29 September 2014 / Elizabeth O'Casey Freedom of Expression and Universal Human Rights at the Human Rights Council IHEU's Head of Delegation to the United Nations in Geneva, Elizabeth O'Casey, blogs on the threat to vital values at the… Read More
Advocacy blog / 1 July 2014 / Elizabeth O'Casey Families: Use Protection! IHEU's head of delegation to Geneva, Elizabeth O'Casey, blogs on a worrying development at the UN: the euphemistic "protection of the family" Read More