Young Humanists International / 5 April 2013 ANNOUNCING Regional youth conference in Cebu, Philippines 21-23 June We are happy to announce that IHEYOs affiliate PATAS is calling youth (below 35) from South East Asia, South ASia… Read More
Action Alert / 4 April 2013 Arrests of “atheist bloggers” shows Bangladesh authorities are “walking into a trap set by fundamentalists” Islamist parties provided a "list" to the authorities detailing "atheist bloggers" Government promised to take action against the bloggers Several… Read More
General news / 3 April 2013 International Topless Jihad Day (4 April) — “We stand in solidarity with Amina, and all those who will join her.” Death threats from authority figures, over a single topless photograph of an activist named Amina, have inspired a global backlash… Read More
General news / 26 March 2013 Announcing the IHEU-HIVOS 2013 grants programme Grants Announcement of the IHEU-HIVOS Humanist Network and Development programme for 2013. Read More
General news / 19 March 2013 “Hungary’s authoritarian drifting needs strong European action” say IHEU and EHF Presidents European institutions have kept astonishingly silent to the worsening of the political situation in Hungary, Humanist groups have said today.… Read More
General news / 12 March 2013 Iran admits torture following pressure from IHEU at the UN Following pressure from our delegation, Iran was forced to back down from its statement yesterday that torture didn't happen in… Read More
General news / 11 March 2013 IHEU calls for the regulation of private military organisations Humanists at the United Nations today called on the Human Rights Council to adopt a resolution to regulate the activities… Read More
General news / 7 March 2013 Lebanon’s first civil marriage divides the country, inspires calls for reform Taking advantage of a legal loophole, the marriage papers of Nidal Darwish and Kholoud Succariyeh were approved by the Lebanese Ministry… Read More
General news / 6 March 2013 IHEU to the United Nations: “Apostasy is not a crime” Humanists at the UN in Geneva have today called for the complete abolition of blasphemy laws as incompatible with "one of… Read More
General news / 4 March 2013 IHEU reminds UN that freedom of expression must be protected Legitimate steps to combat "hate speech" must take into account the need to protect freedom of expression, humanists have reminded… Read More
General news / 26 February 2013 IHEU highlights the criminalisation of atheism in many parts of the world Atheists, humanists, freethinkers and other non-religious people are discriminated against around the world, with expression of their views is often… Read More