Members and partners / 21 September 2009 French Freethinkers resolution on the wearing of religious clothing in private life At its national congress last month, French IHEU member organization Libre Pensée unanimously passed a resolution on respect for private… Read More
18 September 2009 UN publishes IHEU statement on child abuse and the Holy See The UN Human Rights Council today published a written statement by IHEU on the role of the Holy See in… Read More
17 September 2009 IHEU attacks religious discrimination and violence at UN [Subtitled video now available] In a speech to the 12th session of the Human Rights Council on 16 September, IHEU… Read More
Young Humanists International / 8 September 2009 IHEYO Youthspeak – September 2009 IHEYO has published the September issue of Youthspeak. In this issue: Presidential Note: Can Secularism Save Ailing Religious Nations? Editorial:… Read More
3 August 2009 IHEU protests attack in Nigeria In a letter sent to the Nigerian High Commission in the UK, IHEU's President Sonja Eggerickx has protested at the… Read More
Members and partners / 13 July 2009 Cashman and Tatchell lead gay Humanist 30th birthday celebrations, warn of new threats Over 120 people crowded into London's Bishopsgate Institute on the evening of 10th July to celebrate the 30th birthday of… Read More
Members and partners / 11 July 2009 Symposium in Nigeria: Witchcraft and Child Rights Date Wednesday July 29 2009 10.00 am Venue Cross River State Library, Calabar Cross River State, Nigeria Guest Speakers from… Read More
Growth and Development / 1 July 2009 APPLY NOW for IHEU-HIVOS 2009 grants IHEU invites applications for funding in the IHEU-HIVOS Humanist Network and Development programme for 2009. Update (1 September 2009): APPLICATIONS… Read More
29 June 2009 IHEU meets European Union leaders European Commission President Manuel Barroso and President of the European Parliament Hans Gert Pőttering hosted a lunch in Brussels on… Read More
Members and partners / 28 June 2009 Australian Humanists of the Year honoured for protecting human rights of asylum seekers Julian Burnside, QC, barrister and Kate Durham, artist have been honoured for assisting asylum seekers redress infringements to their human… Read More
Campaigns / 27 June 2009 Gay Humanists slam Christian positions on homosexuality as preposterous Commenting on Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester's call on homosexuals to repent and "be changed", George Broadhead, secretary… Read More