Ensure safe abortions to fight maternal mortality, say humanists at UN
Humanists at the UN have highlighted that many women continue to die from preventable causes in pregnancy and childbirth, and…
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IHEU Condemns Pakistan PM for his blasphemy stance, at UN
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has called on Pakistan to repeal its blasphemy laws, and to promote tolerance…
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Humanist pastoral support is slowly becoming reality – at least in Europe
Historically, pastoral support provided in public institutions in most countries has been religious. But (at least in Europe) things are…
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Where is Ahmad, sentenced to death “for atheism”?
In April 2017 Ahmad Al Shamri was sentenced to death “for atheism” by the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia. One…
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Stop putting unfit states on the Human Rights Council, coalition tells UN members
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has joined a coalition of NGOs calling on Member States of the United…
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Ireland referendum: vote to end ‘blasphemy’ urges IHEU chief executive
The chief executive of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has urged delegates at a conference on humanism and…
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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…
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Report on international humanist meetings in New Zealand
Members of the humanist and rationalist community in New Zealand and delegates from humanist organizations around the world met together…
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Humanists condemn “the politics of division”, resurgent in many parts of the world
Representatives of the worldwide humanist movement have condemned the spread of “the politics of division” in various countries and regions,…
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IHEU calls on UN to respect the cultural rights of humanists
Humanists have urged the UN Human Rights Council to recognise the individual cultural rights of humanists and freethinkers across the…
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IHEU calls on UN Human Rights Council to address rights violations caused by criminalization of abortion
Access to safe and legal abortion is a human rights issue, humanists emphasized at the United Nations Human Rights Council…
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