Conferences / 23 November 2010 Conference on Apostasy, Sharia Law and Human Rights, 11 December 2010 To mark International Human Rights Day, the International Humanist and Ethical Union is co-sponsoring an all day conference on “Apostasy,… Read More
Action Alert / 18 November 2010 IHEU protests Palestinian atheist persecution The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is protesting the imprisonment of a Palestinian blogger for alleged atheism. Waleed Khalid… Read More
Campaigns / 12 November 2010 Ritual killing and human sacrifice in Africa Leo Igwe, IHEU’s representative for West and Southern Africa, is working to combat widespread human rights abuses caused by belief… Read More
Campaigns / 7 November 2010 Malawi Humanists campaign to free alleged witches In response to a campaign by Humanists, the government of Malawi has promised to review the cases of more than… Read More
Humanists International News / 20 October 2010 Erklärung über den Humanismus und Frieden Erklärung der Internationalen Humanistischen und Ethischen Union (IHEU, Weltdachverband Humanistischer Organisationen) anlässlich des Symposiums „Religionen und Weltfrieden. Zum Friedens- und… Read More
Humanists International News / 19 October 2010 Humanism and Peace Humanists in Lower Saxony, Germany, are today holding a public discussion on peace building. The event in Osnabrueck is being… Read More
Humanists International News / 13 October 2010 Swiss dubbed ‘school yard bullies’ for firing non-religious teacher The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has accused Swiss authorities of behaving like “school yard bullies” towards a state… Read More
Members and partners / 12 October 2010 British Humanist Association mourns Claire Rayner, Vice President and former President The British Humanist Association (BHA) reports with sadness the death of Claire Rayner, BHA President from 1999 to 2004, and… Read More
Humanists International News / 6 October 2010 Defending freedom of expression at Council of Europe The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has submitted a Paper to a recent Council of Europe conference called to… Read More
24 September 2010 IHEU Meets the new UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, PhD, is an academic who spent… Read More
20 September 2010 IHEU demands action from Human Rights Council on stoning, honour killing and impunity Speaking on 20 September 2010 at 15th session of the UN Human Rights Council, IHEU representative Raheel Raza spoke of the… Read More