General news / 11 June 2013 Bulgaria commits to a full report on neglect in children’s homes following IHEU criticism Humanists at the UN have rejected the response of Bulgaria to concerns over child neglect in the country, yesterday (10 June… Read More
General news / 11 June 2013 NGOs attack India over caste and Dalit rights Several NGOs spoke out today (11 June 2013) at the Human Rights Council in Geneva about the appalling treatment of… Read More
General news / 10 June 2013 Humanist delegations defend rights of atheists at United Nations Humanists at the United Nations have coordinated a series of speeches on human rights issues affecting atheists and those accused… Read More
Humanists International News / 6 June 2013 Humanists Speak Out on Human Rights Abuse – UN Geneva The international humanist team at the UN Geneva led by IHEU spoke three times in the debate on civil and… Read More
6 June 2013 Cultural Rights and Discrimination Against Women – UN Geneva Speaking on Monday 3rd. June 2013 at the UN Geneva, Elizabeth O’Casey, main representative of Center for Inquiry condemned those… Read More
Conferences / 30 May 2013 Report from the first ever IHEU General Assembly in Eastern Europe While secularism is a distant dream in some parts of Europe, the broader Humanist movement is now “mainstream” in several… Read More
General news / 20 May 2013 The Safety of Journalists and the Freedom of the Press Reports are emerging today of a crackdown on media in Uganda, with Monitor group newspapers and radio stations "besieged"… Read More
General news / 17 May 2013 Pride in Belgium as deMens.nu celebrates 10 years of same-sex marriage Many humanists around the world today are marking the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). While extending marriage… Read More
General news / 17 May 2013 French Freethinkers call for abolition of the Alsace-Moselle Concordat The French National Freethought Federation (FNLP), Fédération Nationale de la Libre Pensée, and the Rationalist Union, Union Rationaliste, have held… Read More
General news / 10 May 2013 Secular groups criticise “World Statesmen Award” for Indonesian President The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), Atheist Alliance International (AAI) and the Center for Inquiry (CFI) are dismayed that… Read More
3 May 2013 IHEU responds to Bulgaria on the plight of children in institutions. No investigation of the children's deaths On 4th April 2013 Bulgaria responded to criticism by IHEU of the appalling treatment… Read More