Conferences / 22 November 2017 “Road to Reason”: Atheist Society of Nigeria holds its first National Convention This month the Atheist Society of Nigeria (ASN) organised its first National Convention in Lagos. The International Humanist and Ethical Union… Read More
Campaigns / 10 November 2017 Mauritanian blogger accused of “apostasy” to be released – His immediate safety is paramount A blogger imprisoned in Mauritania for almost four years, and who at various times was sentenced to death, now looks… Read More
General news / 25 October 2017 Academic sentenced to death as “Mossad agent” by Iran following torture and unfair trial Iranian academic, Ahmadreza Djalali, was sentenced to death last Saturday (21 October) and was given only 20 days to appeal against the… Read More
Conferences / 12 October 2017 “30 years… beyond belief!” First Humanist festival held in Italy by UAAR Clicca qui per leggere l’articolo in italiano The Italian Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics (UAAR) celebrated its 30th birthday last… Read More
Members and partners / 11 October 2017 Let’s help Humanists in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico is suffering a humanitarian emergency. Two hurricanes in less than one month have devastated the island. IHEU Member Organizations Humanistas Seculares… Read More
Growth and Development / 11 October 2017 IHEU awards seven grants to “Humanist Regional Hubs” In August the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) launched a new programme for “Regional Humanist Hub” grants. We have… Read More
Advocacy News / 30 September 2017 UN Human Rights Council condemns punishing apostasy, blasphemy and same-sex relations with death penalty In a momentous move on the eve of International Blasphemy Day, the UN Human Rights Council yesterday passed a resolution on… Read More
Advocacy News / 27 September 2017 At UN, IHEU calls for immediate release of Saudi prisoners Badawi, Fayadh and Al Shamri Ahead of International Blasphemy day on Saturday, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) dedicated its final statement at the 36th… Read More
Advocacy News / 27 September 2017 Ground-breaking workshop on Witchcraft and human rights takes place at UN Last week in Geneva, humanists and freethinkers joined members of civil society, academics, and a range of experts at a ground-breaking… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 September 2017 285 NGOs call on UN to address the human rights violations arising from criminalization of abortion Ahead of the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, 285 non-governmental organisations, including the International Humanist… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 September 2017 IHEU to India at UN: Stop fostering Hindu extremism, persecution of Dalits and intimidation of civil society! In an address to the UN Human Rights Council last week, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) criticised India for… Read More