Summer and Climate Change
Dear Readers of the YouthSpeak, The summer is here with the sun and lots of rain. While many heaves a…
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APPLY NOW for IHEU-HIVOS 2009 grants
IHEU invites applications for funding in the IHEU-HIVOS Humanist Network and Development programme for 2009. Update (1 September 2009): APPLICATIONS…
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Terry Pratchett OBE speaks to British Humanist Association about assisted dying, ahead of potential reforms to the law
Speaking exclusively to the British Humanist Association (BHA), award-winning author and BHA Distinguished Support Terry Pratchett OBE discusses his views…
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IHEU meets European Union leaders
European Commission President Manuel Barroso and President of the European Parliament Hans Gert Pőttering hosted a lunch in Brussels on…
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Australian Humanists of the Year honoured for protecting human rights of asylum seekers
Julian Burnside, QC, barrister and Kate Durham, artist have been honoured for assisting asylum seekers redress infringements to their human…
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Gay Humanists slam Christian positions on homosexuality as preposterous
Commenting on Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester's call on homosexuals to repent and "be changed", George Broadhead, secretary…
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Gay & Lesbian Humanist June 2009 out now
George Broadhead writes: The latest issue of G&LH is now available free at www.gayandlesbianhumanist.org
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IHEU calls on President of Lithuania to stop gay education ban
Update: the deadline for signing has passed and the bill did not become law [27 June 2009]. IHEU president, Sonja…
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The battle of Conway Hall
New Humanist reports that hardline Islamists were ejected from the home of British Humanism on Wednesday night [17 June 2009].…
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IHEU questions Chinese membership of UN Human Rights Council
20 years after Tiananmen Square, IHEU has criticized China's human rights record and urged the international community to consider again…
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UN adopts resolution on preventable maternal mortality
The UN Human Rights Council has adopted the attached resolution on Preventable Maternal Mortality. The text of the speech given…
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