3 May 2013 Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) – report on Resolution on Safeguarding human rights in relation to religion and belief. David Pollock, IHEU's Head of Delegation to Council of Europe, reports on Resolution on Safeguarding human rights in relation to… 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 / 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 / 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
18 October 2012 Evidence of caste discrimination in the UK must not be ignored – IHEU The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has criticised the UK over its slow response to concerns about caste discrimination… Read More
Members and partners / 31 July 2012 Humanists call for abolition of blasphemy laws in Greece following arrests The European Humanist Federation (EHF) and the Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) have called on Greece to abolish its outdated blasphemy… Read More
Members and partners / 26 June 2012 State and Church move towards greater separation in Norway On May 21st, Church and State moved a little further apart in Norway. The reality is not as dramatic as… Read More
Members and partners / 21 March 2012 Peter Tatchell named Secularist of the Year 2012 Human Rights campaigner Peter Tatchell was the winner of this year's award for Secularist of the Year. He was presented… Read More
Humanists International News / 14 March 2012 Plea to the Islamic States to do more to promote religious tolerance In a joint statement with the Center for Inquiry today (14 March 2012) IHEU representative Raheel Raza, herself a Muslim… Read More
Action Alert / 17 November 2011 Let Khalid Saeed stay in Sweden The Humanist Movement in Sweden and the International Humanist community call upon the Swedish authorities to reopen the case of… Read More
Humanists International News / 25 August 2011 The Oslo Declaration on Peace The 2011 World Humanist Congress, gathered in Oslo, Norway, on 12-14 August 2011, adopted the following declaration on peace: Read More
