26 June 2008 Videos of Christopher Hitchens now available Christopher Hitchens, author of the bestseller God is not Great, gave a thought-provoking keynote address on the final day of… Read More
Humanists International News / 26 June 2008 IHEU General Assembly in Washington IHEU's 2008 General Assembly was held in Washington, DC, USA on the 5th and 8th June 2008 before and after… Read More
Members and partners / 26 June 2008 Australian Humanist of the Year: Senator Lyn Allison Australian Humanists, meeting in national convention in Sydney, presented the Australian Humanist of the Year 2008 Award to Senator Lyn… Read More
23 June 2008 Discussion of religious questions now banned at UN Human Rights Council The UN Human Rights Council is not allowed to judge religions, according to president Doru Romulus Costea of Romania. Criticism… Read More
17 June 2008 Human Rights Council President: “We are on a slippery slope” It took one hour and twenty-five minutes for a three-minute joint statement by the Association for World Education with IHEU… Read More
17 June 2008 IHEU speaks out for rights of women In a statement delivered to the UN Human Rights Council on 17 June 2008, IHEU has urged greater empowerment of… Read More
Humanists International News / 16 June 2008 New IHEU executive committee Following elections at the IHEU General Assembly in Washington, DC on 8 June 2008, IHEU has a new Executive Committee.… Read More
15 June 2008 World Association of Newspapers condemns UN Human Rights Council on freedom of expression The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) and World Editors Forum has condemned the UN Human Rights Council’s repeated efforts to… Read More
12 June 2008 AIDS: Who is opposing condom use? It is an honor to address you today. Those on the religious right wanting to interfere in HIV/AIDS prevention policy… Read More
11 June 2008 United States to quit UN Human Rights Council The United States is to leave the UN Human Rights Council Read More
General news / 11 June 2008 Pakistan threatens European embassies Pakistan has told the European Union that more attacks on EU diplomatic missions abroad cannot be ruled out unless the… Read More