22 March 2011 Victory in sight on defamation of religion? In what looks like a major climb down on the part of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) this… Read More
Humanists International News / 16 March 2011 Do Islamic states really care about incitement to hatred and violence? In a joint statement by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and Centre for Inquiry (CFI) at the UN… Read More
Conferences / 23 November 2010 Conference on Apostasy, Sharia Law and Human Rights, 11 December 2010 To mark International Human Rights Day, the International Humanist and Ethical Union is co-sponsoring an all day conference on “Apostasy,… Read More
Action Alert / 18 November 2010 IHEU protests Palestinian atheist persecution The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is protesting the imprisonment of a Palestinian blogger for alleged atheism. Waleed Khalid… Read More
Members and partners / 12 October 2010 British Humanist Association mourns Claire Rayner, Vice President and former President The British Humanist Association (BHA) reports with sadness the death of Claire Rayner, BHA President from 1999 to 2004, and… Read More
Humanists International News / 6 October 2010 Defending freedom of expression at Council of Europe The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has submitted a Paper to a recent Council of Europe conference called to… Read More
24 September 2010 IHEU Meets the new UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, PhD, is an academic who spent… Read More
General news / 1 September 2010 Norwegian Humanists welcome Government’s Life Stance Policy Commission Norwegian Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt has responded to a long-standing request of the Norwegian Humanist Association (NHA) by appointing… Read More
Members and partners / 30 July 2010 Humanism in Malta: starting somewhere Malta is no doubt a predominantly Christian country, but like Christianity itself, a large part of this perception is founded… Read More
9 June 2010 Pakistan “playing with fire” In a strong statement to the Human Rights Council this morning, IHEU main Representative, Roy Brown accused Pakistan of encouraging… Read More
8 June 2010 IHEU condemns UK, Ireland and Pakistan over Freedom of Expression In a speech condemning the recent passage of a blasphemy law in Ireland, and UK legislation which criminalises, among other… Read More