General news / 6 March 2013 IHEU to the United Nations: “Apostasy is not a crime” Humanists at the UN in Geneva have today called for the complete abolition of blasphemy laws as incompatible with "one of… Read More
General news / 26 February 2013 IHEU highlights the criminalisation of atheism in many parts of the world Atheists, humanists, freethinkers and other non-religious people are discriminated against around the world, with expression of their views is often… Read More
General news / 5 February 2013 IHEU urges calm and safeguarding of Alber Saber while on bail Young Egyptian Facebook user, Alber Saber, has today been sentenced to three years for "offending" religion. He should be out on bail… Read More
Campaigns / 5 February 2013 New global report on discrimination against the non-religious – New report highlights persecution of atheists – Blasphemy prosecutions rise with social media The International Humanist and Ethical Union… Read More
20 September 2012 Story Renewed demands for an international ‘blasphemy IHEU Vice President Andrew Copson urges that the freedom of expression and belief must be upheld, as the prospect of… Read More
General news / 17 September 2012 IHEU joins calls for calm over ‘Innocence of Muslims’ video, and protests the arrest of Egyptian blogger Alber Saber Humanists around the world have joined human rights organisations and political representatives who are calling for calm in response to… Read More
12 September 2012 IHEU condemns faith-based violence States which fail to punish faith-based violence against religious and non-religious minorities, or which legitimize faith-based violence through laws against… Read More
General news / 3 September 2012 Pakistan, the time has come! Politicians, police and clerics must confront ‘blasphemy’ mobs in unison and without fear Rimsha Masih, aged between 11 and 14, and said to have some degree of mental impairment, has now been in… Read More
General news / 20 March 2012 Can We Talk About This? Following a tour that began in Sydney, Australia last September, an extraordinary theatre production called “Can We Talk About This?”… Read More
Conferences / 15 March 2012 IHEU Hosts UN Seminar of Religion, Law, Democracy and Human Rights On 14 March 2012 at the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, in conjunction with the… Read More
Humanists International News / 14 March 2012 Plea to the Islamic States to do more to promote religious tolerance In a joint statement with the Center for Inquiry today (14 March 2012) IHEU representative Raheel Raza, herself a Muslim… Read More