General news / 31 August 2016 India Turning into Nightmare for Minorities by Uttam Niraula India is widely known as the most populous democracy on earth. There are almost 1.3 billion people in India, of which… Read More
General news / 25 August 2016 This is not our secularism / Ce n’est pas notre laïcité French translation below Statement from the offices of Humanists International on the “burkini ban” now being enforced in parts of… Read More
Advocacy News / 4 July 2016 UN appoints new Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief At the close of the 32nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, the appointment of Dr Ahmed Shaheed as… Read More
Young Humanists International / 3 June 2016 Secularism in Romania: When the freedom of speech is undermined through social pressure Jarcatimea Timi, IHEYO newsletter April/May, 2016 Following the fall of communism in 1989, religious freedom was, among their newfound freedoms,… Read More
Conferences / 31 May 2016 IHEYO General Assembly 2016: putting ideas into action IHEYO has had a very busy year. Its network has continued to grow and only shows signs of further expansion.… Read More
Conferences / 20 May 2016 Announcing first details of World Humanist Congress 2017 Update, 10 February 2017: Please note that this event has been cancelled. “Facing challenges to the separation of church and… Read More
General news / 12 May 2016 Witnessing Horror in Father’s Dream Land: Tribute to a Believer in Free Speech Rumana Hashem asks how the horrors of mob killing — including many unreported incidents — is destroying the social fabric of… Read More
25 April 2016 Two LGBT activists are latest victims of serial killings in Bangladesh Two LGBT activists have been hacked to death at a house in Kalabagan, Dhaka. Xulhaz Mannan was editor of the LGBT magazine Roopbaan and… Read More
General news / 9 March 2016 Role of secularism must not be overlooked in human rights The principles of political secularism must not be overlooked as a factor is promoting democracy and human rights, a meeting… Read More
Young Humanists International / 2 February 2016 Universities and Subversive Speech in India: A Unique Case of ‘Anti-nationalism’ [:en]By Vidita Priyadarshini Vi, YouthSpeak February John Stuart Mill wrote in his essay On Liberty: “If all mankind minus one were… Read More
General news / 31 October 2015 Coordinated machete attack on publishers of secular authors in Bangladesh In what now appears to be a coordinated attack, at least one person has been killed and three people have… Read More