12 October 2011 From the United Nations: World Malaria Day 2011 Malaria has been a human scourge for thousands of years. One of the United Nations major health goals is to… Read More
11 October 2011 IHEU Representative Leo Igwe leaving Africa Leo Igwe is stepping down as International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) Representative for Western and Southern Africa, in order… Read More
Humanists International News / 8 October 2011 IHEU pleads for equality for all under the law According to the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, European policies of multiculturalism have “utterly failed”. Certainly, when intolerance and discrimination are… Read More
Humanists International News / 7 October 2011 IHEU questions the need for “complementary standards” on freedom of expression The 57 Islamic States and their allies have for several years been pushing the Human Rights Council to tighten international… Read More
Campaigns / 4 October 2011 Humanists attract Icelandic MPs One in five Icelandic Members of Parliament (MPs) went to a Humanist event to mark the opening of parliament on… Read More
Young Humanists International / 1 October 2011 2011 World Humanist Congress in Oslo. From IHEYOs sessions Read More
Humanists International News / 26 September 2011 IHEU condemns Holy See for undermining democracy and human rights Speaking at the 18th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 23 September, IHEU representative Cathy Buchs condemned the… Read More
Campaigns / 22 September 2011 National Secular Society intervention aims to protect UK equality laws from religious onslaught The National Secular Society (NSS), an IHEU member organization, has submitted an intervention with the European Court of Human Rights… Read More
General news / 22 September 2011 Research debunks the myth that Christians contribute more to society Secular people are just as likely to participate in society as religious people, suggests new research by the British government.… Read More
Humanists International News / 16 September 2011 IHEU attacks traditional practices leading to maternal deaths IHEU representative Hannah Bock raised two examples of traditional practices that are continuing to impede efforts to reduce maternal mortality:… Read More
12 September 2011 IHEU calls on religious leaders to condemn violence, again and again and again… Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva today (12 September 2011), IHEU representative Hannah Bock called on religious leaders… Read More