Advocacy Statement / 2019 / South Africa / Child sacrifice International Humanist and Ethical Union 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (25th February – 22nd March 2019) General… Read More
1 October 2019 Nicaragua’s abortion ban is “institutionalised violence against women and girls,” humanists tell UN "No girl, let alone a rape survivor, should be forced into carrying a pregnancy to term against her choice." Read More
General news / 1 October 2019 Child marriage kills tens of thousands of girls a year, Humanists tell UN Child marriage leads to maternal mortality, with 70,000 girls needlessly dying in child birth every year. Read More
30 September 2019 Humanists International calls on states not to ratify the “Covenant on the Rights of the Child in Islam” States are making laws based on religious grounds that are incompatible with their obligations on the human rights of children. Read More
General news / 4 July 2019 Humanists International calls for renewed support of LGBTI Rights UN expert Humanists International has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of the role responsible for monitoring… Read More
Campaigns / 20 March 2019 “Child sacrifice continues today” – Humanists implore Human Rights Council to act Some so-called 'witchdoctors' and 'traditional' healers continue to torture and kill children in a number of countries. Read More
Policy / 2015 / Manila, Philippines / General Assembly / Current General Statement of Policy The General Assembly adopts the following IHEU General Statement of Policy of the International Humanist and Ethical Union as an… Read More
Policy / 2007 / Board of Directors / Pending Review ‘Child marriage is non-consensual sex’ Mr President, The practice of child marriage has all but disappeared from Western society, but is still all too prevalent… Read More
Policy / 2004 / Board of Directors / Pending Review Abuse of Children in the name of Religion Item 13. Rights of the Child [The words shown in square brackets […] were not spoken] It is with grave… Read More
Policy / Pending Review Violence Against Children (REFERENCED) IHEU Letter to the Independent Expert for the UN Study on Violence Against Children — December 2002 — To: Professor… Read More
Policy / 1986 / Oslo, Norway / World Humanist Congress / Current Sexual exploitation of children In many parts of the world children are kidnapped or bought to be exploited by a cynical sex and pornography… Read More