Humanists International News / 25 February 2011 A rare victory for Human Rights On 25 February 2011, at a hastily called special session, the United Nations Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution to seek the suspension on… Read More
Humanists International News / 17 February 2011 February 2011 IHN published The February 2011 issue of International Humanist News has been published. Read More
Action Alert / 15 February 2011 IHEU Rep rescues two more “witch children” Leo Igwe, IHEU Representative for Southern and Western Africa, has led a rescue of two children accused of witchcraft. The… Read More
7 February 2011 From the UN: Freedom of Information The murder of journalists in Russia, the jailing of bloggers in China, the onslaught against independent media in Iran, and… Read More
Campaigns / 25 January 2011 A ‘Witch-Girl’ Rescued – a report by IHEU Representative Leo Igwe On January 11, 2011, I led a team of police officers who rescued an 8 year old girl, Esther Obot… Read More
Campaigns / 18 January 2011 IHEU representative Leo Igwe jailed and beaten for human rights work IHEU representative Leo Igwe has been imprisoned and beaten by police while rescuing two children accused of witchcraft. The incident,… Read More
Members and partners / 18 January 2011 British Humanists praise “victory for equality and liberty”; Christian B&B owners found guilty of discriminating against same-sex couple A landmark UK court judgment, which has found that Christian hotel owners had unlawfully discriminated on grounds of sexual orientation,… Read More
Members and partners / 29 December 2010 Humanists call for UK policy to reflect secular majority The gay Humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) has welcomed a new survey showing that a majority of Britons… Read More
Members and partners / 21 December 2010 Working together for secularism: A joint declaration by IHEU’s French member organizations The National Federation of Free Thought (Fédération nationale de la Libre Pensée - FNLP), the National League for Popular Education… Read More
Members and partners / 21 December 2010 Agir ensemble pour la laïcité: Déclaration commune d’associations françaises membres de l’IHEU L Fédération nationale de la Libre Pensée (FNLP), la Ligue de l’Enseignement et pour l’Éducation populaire (LDE), l’Union rationaliste (UR),… Read More
Members and partners / 20 December 2010 British Humanists criticize European ruling on abortion in Ireland The British Humanist Association (BHA) has reacted with disappointment to a European Court of Human Rights ruling on the abortion… Read More