13 October 2010 From the UN: Peacekeeping and peace building The United Nations was founded in 1945, after the horrors of World War II. One of the all important primary… Read More
Members and partners / 12 October 2010 British Humanist Association mourns Claire Rayner, Vice President and former President The British Humanist Association (BHA) reports with sadness the death of Claire Rayner, BHA President from 1999 to 2004, and… Read More
Humanists International News / 6 October 2010 Defending freedom of expression at Council of Europe The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has submitted a Paper to a recent Council of Europe conference called to… Read More
Members and partners / 6 October 2010 Humanists rebuke Holy See for violating its international duties Speaking at the current OSCE Review Conference in Warsaw, David Pollock, President of the European Humanist Federation (EHF), delivered a… Read More
Members and partners / 30 September 2010 French and English freethinkers propose taking religion out of schools The French Freethinkers (Libre Pensée) and Britain’s National Secular Society have agreed a joint policy proposal on “Religion in Schools”.… Read More
24 September 2010 IHEU Meets the new UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, PhD, is an academic who spent… Read More
Growth and Development / 24 September 2010 Report from Malawi: Children Burned Alive After Prayers Ordinarily, not much is heard about Malawi—a country that was ruled for so many years by the late dictator, Kamuzu… Read More
Members and partners / 23 September 2010 Arizona shouldn’t use tax dollars to fund religious education, says the American Humanist Association The American Humanist Association (AHA) today filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court against an Arizona statute that… Read More
20 September 2010 IHEU demands action from Human Rights Council on stoning, honour killing and impunity Speaking on 20 September 2010 at 15th session of the UN Human Rights Council, IHEU representative Raheel Raza spoke of the… Read More
Media / 19 September 2010 Twelve thousand protest the Pope in London A “Protest the Pope” march brought ten times as many people as expected to a rally opposite Downing Street, in… Read More
18 September 2010 Standing up for freedom of expression On Thursday September 17 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, International PEN, with support from three other organisations and the… Read More