Advocacy News / 15 March 2018 Iran: IHEU condemns torture of detainees, oppression of protests, and denial of human rights Humanists at the United Nations Human Rights Council have denounced Iran’s recent crackdown on protesters against the regime. This year… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2017 / Philippines / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR statement on the Philippines ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 36th Session (11 September – 29 September 2017) UPR… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2017 / Uganda / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR statement on Uganda ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 34the Session (27th February – 31st March 2017) Universal… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2017 / Kazakhstan / Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe / Freedex and anti-extremist action in Central Asia OSCE HDIM Statement for Working Session I, HDIM 2017 The importance of free expression in the context of anti-extremist actions… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2017 / Guatemala / International Humanist and Ethical Union / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR Statement on Guatemala International Humanist and Ethical Union 37th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (26 February to 23 March 2018) UPR:… Read More
Advocacy News / 19 June 2017 IHEU and coalition of NGOs highlight concerns about ‘Protection of the Family’ resolution at UN In conjunction with a number of human rights NGOs, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has called on UN Human… Read More
General news / 26 April 2017 Saudi place on UN women’s rights commission “brings our valuable international institutions into disrepute” – IHEU Saudi Arabia, one of the worst states in the world for the rights of women, has been elected to a UN Commission… Read More
Advocacy News / 20 March 2017 IHEU calls for end to laws that allow rapists to avoid jail by marrying their victims The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has today, at the UN Human Rights Council, called for the abolition of… Read More
Advocacy News / 16 March 2017 Child sacrifice, LGBTI discrimination, maternal mortality: Uganda’s human rights record Child sacrifice, discrimination against LGBTI people, high maternal mortality and hostility to NGOs. These were four key concerns highlighted by… Read More
General news / 21 February 2017 Banned from Iranian national chess team, Dorsa and Borna are “true champions” says IHEU Two young chess champions have been banned from representing the national team of their home country, Iran. Dorsa Derakhshani was… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2016 / Paraguay / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR statement on Paraguay ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 32nd Session (13th June – 1st July 2016) Universal Periodic Review –… Read More