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
Campaigns / 29 October 2009 United Nations will violate Human Rights says new report on religious freedoms UN Blasphemy Law Would Make Religious Disagreements a Crime The United Nations is in danger of creating a global blasphemy… Read More
Conferences / 22 October 2009 Eighth International Humanist Youth Conference opens in Kathmandu, Nepal. “Secularism is about freedom of religion and importantly also from religion. People should have the freedom to practice their religion… 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
18 June 2009 IHEU challenges the view that “defamation of religion” is a form of racism On 16 June, during the general debate on racism at the Human Rights Council, the Pakistani delegate Muhammad Saeed Sarwar,… 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
8 June 2009 IHEU defends freedom of expression at the UN Human Rights Council IHEU representative Cathy Buchs today [8 June 2009] defended Freedom of Expression during a general debate at the 11th session… Read More
Campaigns / 12 March 2009 IHEU condemns child marriage and executions of children IHEU has strongly condemned the execution of children in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen and Pakistan and the practice of… Read More