Humanists International News / 23 August 2011 IHEU Awards for 2011 At the World Humanist Congress, held every three years, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) gives awards for outstanding… Read More
Young Humanists International / 7 July 2011 Humanist Youth Magazine available online The June issue of YouthSpeak is now available online. This issue of the magazine from the International Humanist and Ethical… Read More
General news / 31 March 2011 From the UN: World Day of Social Justice The World Day of Social Justice, observed this year on Feb. 20, is an urgent call for all countries to… Read More
Humanists International News / 23 March 2011 Don’t mention the caste system! In October 2010, the UN Human Rights Council working group on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Program of… Read More
General news / 7 May 2010 India rules out law to control population growth According to a report in the Times of India (6 May 2010) the government of India will not introduce legislation… Read More
General news / 5 March 2010 Indian Muslims riot against Taslima Nasrin Two people have been reported killed in riots against Humanist writer Taslima Nasrin in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.… Read More
Humanists International News / 8 December 2009 Story of a Humanist campaign against religious exploitation of a child For the last few weeks Humanists, Rationalists and Human Rights activists have been waging a huge battle against the forces… Read More
Members and partners / 5 October 2009 In memoriam Premanand It is with great sadness that we report the death of Premanand, the leading Indian campaigner against superstition. He died… 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
18 June 2009 UN begins to move on caste discrimination Caste discrimination “clealy falls within my mandate” claimed the newly-appointed UN Special Rapporteur on Racism Mr Mugai, speaking on 16… Read More
Campaigns / 10 June 2009 Superstition kills: new film premieres at World Conference on Untouchability In a new 30-minute film, Swedish film maker Henrik Thome tracks IHEU's International Director Babu Gogineni as he and his… Read More