Advocacy Statement / 2019 / South Africa / Child sacrifice International Humanist and Ethical Union 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (25th February – 22nd March 2019) General… Read More
Campaigns / 20 March 2019 “Child sacrifice continues today” – Humanists implore Human Rights Council to act Some so-called 'witchdoctors' and 'traditional' healers continue to torture and kill children in a number of countries. Read More
Humanists International News / 15 August 2018 Humanists remember two colleagues and friends from Uganda The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is saddened to learn of the deaths of two stalwarts of Humanism in… Read More
Café Humaniste / 6 February 2018 Café Humaniste goes viral: from Suriname to Kenya, Uganda and the Philippines Our Cafe Humaniste event in Suriname last month was a great success and was featured in national TV news. Now, the… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2017 / Uganda / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR statement on Uganda ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 34the Session (27th February – 31st March 2017) Universal… Read More
Advocacy News / 16 March 2017 Child sacrifice, LGBTI discrimination, maternal mortality: Uganda’s human rights record Child sacrifice, discrimination against LGBTI people, high maternal mortality and hostility to NGOs. These were four key concerns highlighted by… Read More
Young Humanists International / 22 December 2015 A Call for Legalisation of Abortion in Uganda By Kato Mukasa This paper was first presented at the Open Talk Debate on 10 October, 2015, at Fair Way Hotel,… Read More
Campaigns / 25 November 2014 After attack on humanist leader, take a stand! I will continue working for humanism… more determined than ever. These are the words of Kato Mukasa, following a fourth attack in… Read More
General news / 1 August 2014 Uganda’s new Anti-Homosexuality law overturned by constitutional court The new Anti-Homosexuality law in Uganda has been declared “null and void” by the constitutional court, ruling on a challenge brought… Read More
General news / 6 March 2014 The anti-gay law in Uganda: IHEU analysis After years of wrangling back and forth, and in the face of significant pressure from international partners, President Yoweri Museveni… Read More
General news / 21 February 2014 Museveni set to sign Uganda’s anti-gay bill based on false reading of science The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, has more or less promised to sign the infamous Anti-Homosexuality Bill, this morning, citing input from… Read More