Policy / Archived World conference against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (2000-08) The Hon Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10 Dear High Commissioner On… Read More
Policy / 1999 / Iraq / Mumbai, India / General Assembly / Archived Iraq (1999-01) The IHEU commiserates with the suffering of the Iraqi people and deplores the economic sanctions, bombings, and use of depleted… Read More
Policy / United States / Archived President Clinton’s right to privacy (1998-10) William Jefferson Clinton The White House, Washington DC, USA Dear Mr President We write as President and Executive Director of… Read More
Policy / 1994 / Germany / Board of Directors / Archived Proposed reference to God in the constitutions or the preamble to the constitutions of the German Federal republic and others (1994) The references to God proposed for inclusions in the preamble to the new constitutions for the German Federal Republic and… Read More
Policy / 1993 / Board of Directors / Archived Destructive cults and sects The following resolution was rescinded by the IHEU General Assembly on 8 June 2008 and is therefore no longer in… Read More
Policy / 1993 / Yugoslavia (former) / Board of Directors / Archived Yugoslavia and “ethnic cleansing” (1993) The International Humanist and Ethical Union deplores the intense inter-communal hatred and warfare that have been unleashed in the former… Read More
Policy / 1992 / Ireland / Amsterdam, Netherlands / World Humanist Congress / Archived Religious education in Northern Ireland (1992) The International Humanist & Ethical Union condemns the new Common Syllabus for Religious Education in Northern Ireland, which comes into… Read More
Policy / 1992 / Eastern Europe / Amsterdam, Netherlands / World Humanist Congress / Archived Fundamental freedoms in Eastern European countries The International Humanist & Ethical Union Considering that humanism is a positive life stance constituting the foundation of a coherent… Read More
Policy / 1992 / Yugoslavia (former) / Amsterdam, Netherlands / World Humanist Congress / Archived Balkan conflict and national minorities (1992) This congress calls on the leaders and peoples of the states formerly known as Yugoslavia to cease their active hostilities… Read More
Policy / 1990 / Board of Directors / Archived The legal situation of homosexuality (1990-10) The 67th Meeting of Non-Governmental Organisations holding consultative status with the Council of Europe and interested in human rights, present… Read More
Policy / 1989 / China / Board of Directors / Archived Demonstrations in China (1989) Whereas students and workers of the People’s Republic of China were engaged in a peaceful demonstration, and, Whereas the demonstrators… Read More