Action Alert / 9 January 2010 Nigeria must end harassment of IHEU Representative Leo Igwe IHEU has appealed to authorities in Nigeria to stop the police harrasment of Leo Igwe, IHEU Representative for West Africa.… Read More
Action Alert / 10 November 2009 Denounce the anti-homosexual bill in the Parliament of Uganda Ugandan Humanists are calling for international support in protesting a proposed new anti-gay law that would introduce extraordinarily harsh punishments,… Read More
Campaigns / 9 October 2009 Nigerian Humanist Conference on Witch Hunts The Nigerian Humanist Movement is holding a national conference on “Witch Hunts, Christian Fundamentalism and Child Abuse” on October 21… Read More
Campaigns / 5 October 2009 Leo Igwe on child rights in Nigeria Highlighting the crisis of children accused of witchcraft in Africa, IHEU representative Leo Igwe spoke at the public advocacy workshop… Read More
1 October 2009 Egyptian apostate facing death threats prevented from leaving the country An Egyptian Christian, Mr Maher El-Gowhary who faces a call by a leading Muslim cleric for Muslims to kill him,… Read More
24 September 2009 UN publishes IHEU statement on religious registration in OIC member states The UN Human Rights Council has published IHEU's written statement on religious registration in OIC (Organization of the Islamic Conference)… Read More
24 September 2009 UN publishes IHEU statement on witchcraft in Africa The UN Human Rights Council has published IHEU's written statement on witchcraft in Africa. The statement documents the abuse of… Read More
24 September 2009 UN Human Rights Council: Universal Human Rights “Under Threat” Geneva, Switzerland -- In four statements to the United Nations (UN), made on Sept. 22, 2009, the International Humanist and… Read More
22 September 2009 IHEU calls for better education and policing to eliminate witchcraft and witch “cures” in Africa In a joint statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council, IHEU has called on the Council to join the… Read More
22 September 2009 IHEU protests modern slavery in Sudan and Mauritania In a joint statement with the Association for World Education, IHEU has strongly criticised the continuation of chattel slavery affecting… Read More
17 September 2009 IHEU attacks religious discrimination and violence at UN [Subtitled video now available] In a speech to the 12th session of the Human Rights Council on 16 September, IHEU… Read More