Resolution on racism will not be conflated with “discrimination against any religion
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) played a key role during the last week of the 21st session of the…
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UN accepts IHEU recommendation on preventable maternal mortality
Humanists at the UN have stressed the role of contraception in not only enabling family planning and lowering the rate…
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Pink Humanist: the role of “some smart 17th-century gays” should not be overlooked in the history of science
The magazine of the Pink Triangle Trust was re-launched in a new online format a year ago. Aimed at atheists, agnostics,…
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IHEU slams Islamic States for building an international crisis from nothing
IHEU today received a very warm reception from an especially large number of Member States and UN institutions, as our…
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Iran shamed for new measures denying higher education to women
It may surprise many to learn that the majority of science graduates in Iran are women. But that may be about…
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German court findings against ritual circumcision are not “persecution” and should not be overridden as a reflex
The recent decision by a court in Cologne, Germany that ritual circumcision of boys is harmful, unnecessary, and an attack…
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Story Renewed demands for an international ‘blasphemy
IHEU Vice President Andrew Copson urges that the freedom of expression and belief must be upheld, as the prospect of…
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Saudi Arabia condemned for promoting extremism and violence
In a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council on behalf of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU)…
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IHEU joins calls for calm over ‘Innocence of Muslims’ video, and protests the arrest of Egyptian blogger Alber Saber
Humanists around the world have joined human rights organisations and political representatives who are calling for calm in response to…
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IHEU: 100 million girls will suffer ‘child marriage’ in the next decade
IHEU has reminded the UN Human Rights Council that 100 million girls will be victims of ‘child marriage’ in the…
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IHEU condemns faith-based violence
States which fail to punish faith-based violence against religious and non-religious minorities, or which legitimize faith-based violence through laws against…
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