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Five journalists were assassinated in Honduras last month, all in drive-by shootings. In a wave of drug-related violence in the…

Following a campaign by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and other human rights supporters, the Islamic Republic of…

Under that theme „Religious freedom and freedom of speech“ two umbrella organisations (DFW and IBKA), both based in Germany invited…

Update: Iran has withdrawn its candidacy. IHEU President Sonja Eggerickx today launched an international appeal to keep Iran out of…

On 25 March, in the closest vote yet on "Combating Defamation of Religion", the UN Human Rights Council adopted the…

Speaking at the United Nations today, 23 March 2010, IHEU representative Roy Brown called on the UN Human Rights Council…

Legal and diplomatic condemnations of Iran by UN Member States In March 2010, the Federal Court of Switzerland, the country’s…

Geneva, March 16, 2010 -- The Vatican’s record on child abuse was criticized today at the United Nations Human Rights…

In a joint statement with two other NGOs at the UN Human Rights Council on 12 March, IHEU exposed the…

In a decision that may have serious implications for church-state separation, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th…

Two people have been reported killed in riots against Humanist writer Taslima Nasrin in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.…