Conferences / 15 March 2012 IHEU Hosts UN Seminar of Religion, Law, Democracy and Human Rights On 14 March 2012 at the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, in conjunction with the… Read More
Action Alert / 24 January 2012 Humanists condemn another attack on atheist expression at London University Yet another Humanist student group in London is being threatened with censorship for talking about Islam. The London School of… Read More
Conferences / 4 November 2011 European Free Thinkers conference resolution on ‘Freedom for Research’ The conference “Secular Positions in 'Bioethics' -- Assessment and Outlook”, held Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, 2011, at the University… Read More
Members and partners / 20 December 2010 British Humanists criticize European ruling on abortion in Ireland The British Humanist Association (BHA) has reacted with disappointment to a European Court of Human Rights ruling on the abortion… Read More
General news / 26 November 2010 From the UN: Inequality and the Millennium Development Goals To quote the ancient Greek biographer Plutarch, “An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment… Read More
Conferences / 6 September 2010 World Humanist Congress 2014: call for expressions of interest from potential hosts IHEU is now calling for expressions of interest from Member Organizations interested in organizing and hosting the 19th World Humanist… Read More
General news / 1 September 2010 Norwegian Humanists welcome Government’s Life Stance Policy Commission Norwegian Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt has responded to a long-standing request of the Norwegian Humanist Association (NHA) by appointing… Read More
29 July 2010 UK Government says Atheists can run publicly-funded schools, but not “extremist groups” 'Extremist groups' will not be allowed to run 'Free Schools', Britain's minister for education says, but atheists could. The Secretary… Read More
Young Humanists International / 9 May 2010 How About Non-Religious Rights? Dear Readers of the YouthSpeak, The theme of this edition of the e-zine is ‘Blasphemy and Religious Rights’ and it… Read More
Young Humanists International / 11 April 2010 Religious Freedom and Freedom of Speech Under that theme „Religious freedom and freedom of speech“ two umbrella organisations (DFW and IBKA), both based in Germany invited… Read More
Members and partners / 18 February 2010 Catholics take credit for UK backtrack on Sex Education The British Humanist Association (BHA) has reacted to the news that the Catholic Education Service has claimed the credit for… Read More