Campaigns / 27 August 2008 IHEU interviews new Nepal Deputy PM: Nepal commits to secular state In a landmark interview, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, the new Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal has spoken to IHEU of the… Read More
Conferences / 25 August 2008 World conference on untouchability – June 2009 – first notice and call for papers Untouchability persists in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Japan and Nigeria. Nearly 250 million persons are directly affected… Read More
Growth and Development / 18 August 2008 Romania removes theory of evolution from school curriculum Romania's withdrawal of the theory of evolution from the school curriculum could be evidence of a growing conservative tendency in… Read More
Humanists International News / 18 August 2008 August 2008 IHN published The August 2008 issue of International Humanist News has been published. This edition includes features on the 2008 World Humanist… Read More
Humanists International News / 18 August 2008 Rally for secularism during Pope’s visit to France – 14 September 2008 Four French Member Organizations of IHEU want to reaffirm the principles of secularism on the occasion of the announcement of… Read More
15 August 2008 An eye-opener for India In an illustrated article on the occasion of India's Independence Day, Babu Gogineni highlights the superstitious obstacles to India's progress… Read More
11 August 2008 IHEU’s UN campaign highlighted in Canada IHEU's campaign for freedom of expression at the UN Human Rights Council has been highlighted by Macleans, the Canadian news… Read More
Conferences / 5 August 2008 Political Islam, Sharia Law and Civil Society – London, 10 October 2008 IHEU member organization The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain presents its first international conference: "Political Islam, Sharia Law, and Civil… Read More
General news / 2 August 2008 IHEU condemns attack on Indian Humanist IHEU has condemned recent aggression against prominent Humanist Mr C L N Gandhi, including abuse based on his birth caste.… Read More
Campaigns / 1 August 2008 Henry Morgentaler honoured in Canada Henry Morgentaler, the leading campaigner for the legalization of abortion in Canada, has been honoured with the Order of Canada.… Read More
Growth and Development / 28 July 2008 IHEU-HIVOS 2008 grants programme IHEU invites applications for funding in the 2008 IHEU-HIVOS grants programme. The deadline for applications was September 30th, 2008. APPLICATIONS… Read More