Humanists International News / 18 March 2014 IHEU laments Human Rights Council member states who imprison “blasphemers” Several states in which convicted ‘blasphemers’ are currently in jail are also current members of the Human Rights Council. This… Read More
17 March 2014 Instead of ending slavery, Mauritania is harassing anti-slavery campaigners The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has spoken out about slavery in Mauritania on several occasions at the United… Read More
General news / 12 March 2014 Humanists at the UN defend freedom of thought for the non-religious The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is taking part again this year at the United Nations Human Rights Council… Read More
General news / 6 March 2014 The anti-gay law in Uganda: IHEU analysis After years of wrangling back and forth, and in the face of significant pressure from international partners, President Yoweri Museveni… Read More
Action Alert / 27 February 2014 “Kill the Witch” Miracle Crusade in Calabar Leo Igwe writes on a new wave of witch hunting churches in Nigeria The world may not have seen the… Read More
General news / 21 February 2014 Museveni set to sign Uganda’s anti-gay bill based on false reading of science The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, has more or less promised to sign the infamous Anti-Homosexuality Bill, this morning, citing input from… Read More
Humanists International News / 13 February 2014 IHEU Freedom of Thought report on BBC World The BBC covered the IHEU Freedom of Thought report this week, as part of a segment on prejudice against atheists… Read More
Humanists International News / 20 January 2014 Vatican challenged by UN over its handling of child abuse Representatives from the Vatican have faced tough questions over the Holy See’s record on sexual abuse and other forms of… Read More
17 January 2014 UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief new report recommends ‘States that have blasphemy laws should repeal them’ A report released by the United Nation’s Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has highlighted the need to tackle manifestations… Read More
14 January 2014 UK atheist asylum case should “point the way for the world” For the first time in the UK, an atheist has been granted asylum on the grounds that his non-religious views… Read More
13 January 2014 IHEU condemns “heinous” abandonment of gay rights in Nigeria In the face of international criticism, the president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has signed a law into effect which criminalises… Read More