24 September 2009 UN Human Rights Council: Universal Human Rights “Under Threat” Geneva, Switzerland -- In four statements to the United Nations (UN), made on Sept. 22, 2009, the International Humanist and… Read More
22 September 2009 UN: IHEU calls the Vatican to account over child abuse [Video now available] The Vatican (known in diplomatic circles at the "Holy See") was accused by IHEU at the UN… Read More
22 September 2009 IHEU calls for better education and policing to eliminate witchcraft and witch “cures” in Africa In a joint statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council, IHEU has called on the Council to join the… Read More
22 September 2009 IHEU protests modern slavery in Sudan and Mauritania In a joint statement with the Association for World Education, IHEU has strongly criticised the continuation of chattel slavery affecting… Read More
22 September 2009 IHEU attacks plans for a “Sharia-based” human rights organisation In a speech to the Human Rights Council today (22 September 2009) IHEU main representative Roy Brown attacked plans annnounced… Read More
Members and partners / 21 September 2009 French Freethinkers resolution on the wearing of religious clothing in private life At its national congress last month, French IHEU member organization Libre Pensée unanimously passed a resolution on respect for private… Read More
18 September 2009 UN publishes IHEU statement on child abuse and the Holy See The UN Human Rights Council today published a written statement by IHEU on the role of the Holy See in… Read More
17 September 2009 IHEU attacks religious discrimination and violence at UN [Subtitled video now available] In a speech to the 12th session of the Human Rights Council on 16 September, IHEU… Read More
Young Humanists International / 10 September 2009 For South Asian countries: Apply for travel and conference fee support Apply before 22 September for travel and fee support for humanist youth from South Asia Please download and submit the… Read More
Young Humanists International / 8 September 2009 IHEYO Youthspeak – September 2009 IHEYO has published the September issue of Youthspeak. In this issue: Presidential Note: Can Secularism Save Ailing Religious Nations? Editorial:… Read More
Young Humanists International / 2 September 2009 Have you received a letter from the Norwegian Church? The Humanistiskungdom, youth arm of the Human Etisk Forbund, Norway, carried out an advocacy project recently to sensitize the Norwegian… Read More