Featured Story 31 October 2018 Asia Bibi acquitted of ‘blasphemy’ in Pakistan One of the world’s most infamous convictions for ‘blasphemy’ has been overturned by the Supreme Court in Pakistan. IHEU calls… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2018 / Russia / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR Statement on Russia ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 39th Session (10th – 28th September 2018) UPR: Russian… Read More
Advocacy News / 26 September 2018 “Russia: Allow people to express freely what they believe and whom they love,” urges IHEU at UN Everyone has the right to free expression, and not to face discrimination because of their sexuality, including in Russia. This… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 September 2018 At UN, IHEU urges abolition of apostasy laws Today at the United Nations, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has condemned states that criminalize apostasy. Speaking on behalf… Read More
Action Alert / 19 September 2018 Where is Ahmad, sentenced to death “for atheism”? In April 2017 Ahmad Al Shamri was sentenced to death “for atheism” by the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia. One… Read More
Advocacy News / 5 July 2018 IHEU calls on UN to respect the cultural rights of humanists Humanists have urged the UN Human Rights Council to recognise the individual cultural rights of humanists and freethinkers across the… Read More
Advocacy blog / 27 March 2018 / Elizabeth O'Casey Culture, religion and the human rights framework: Some reflections after the 37th session of the Human Rights Council After the closing of the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council, IHEU Director of Advocacy, Elizabeth O’Casey, reflects… Read More
Café Humaniste / 6 February 2018 Café Humaniste goes viral: from Suriname to Kenya, Uganda and the Philippines Our Cafe Humaniste event in Suriname last month was a great success and was featured in national TV news. Now, the… Read More
Chief Executive blog / 25 January 2018 / Gary McLelland Reflections on a humanist trip to India and Nepal International Humanist and Ethical Union Chief Executive Gary McLelland writes about his recent trip to India and Nepal to meet… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2017 / Morroco / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR statement on Morocco ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 36th Session (11 September – 29 September 2017) UPR… Read More