General news / 1 July 2013 In the media: Is Humanism defined by what it is not? The leading daily business newspaper in Norway recently printed a satirical text by columnist Kjetil B. Alstadheim concerning the “non-politics”… Read More
General news / 20 June 2013 Humanists around the world celebrate World Humanist Day, 21 June 2013 Humanists around the world are celebrating World Humanist Day. The annual event is an opportunity for individuals to learn about… Read More
General news / 20 June 2013 Humanists applaud Obama speech on how segregation into ‘faith’ schools “encourages division” Barack Obama has criticised the separation of children into separate 'faith' schools, because the process "encourages division" and is akin… Read More
General news / 13 June 2013 A little perspective on “Islamophobia” in Britain We must be vigilant against bigotry and hatred, but media inflation of the response to a murder, calling it an… Read More
General news / 12 June 2013 Russia waves through two illiberal new laws, as Nigerian anti-gay bill hangs in the balance The Russian parliament has unanimously passed an anti-gay "propaganda" law today, condemned by human rights groups around the world as… Read More
Conferences / 30 May 2013 Report from the first ever IHEU General Assembly in Eastern Europe While secularism is a distant dream in some parts of Europe, the broader Humanist movement is now “mainstream” in several… Read More
General news / 17 May 2013 Pride in Belgium as deMens.nu celebrates 10 years of same-sex marriage Many humanists around the world today are marking the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). While extending marriage… Read More
General news / 17 May 2013 French Freethinkers call for abolition of the Alsace-Moselle Concordat The French National Freethought Federation (FNLP), Fédération Nationale de la Libre Pensée, and the Rationalist Union, Union Rationaliste, have held… Read More
General news / 9 May 2013 World Humanist Day: Court in Germany rules against non-religious student in equality lawsuit An administrative court in Germany has rejected a lawsuit on behalf of a non-religious student, claiming a right of exemption… Read More
3 May 2013 Sidmennt becomes the first registered secular life stance organization in Iceland! On Friday May 3, 2013 the Icelandic Minister of the Interior, Ogmundur Jonasson held a formal reception where he presented… Read More
Conferences / 30 April 2013 World Humanist Congress 2014 pre-registration announcement World Humanist Congress 2014 8 – 10 August 214, Oxford, United Kingdom From Friday 8 – Sunday 10 August 2014… Read More