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
18 September 2010 Standing up for freedom of expression On Thursday September 17 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, International PEN, with support from three other organisations and the… 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
19 August 2010 World union of Humanists and Atheists condemn Quran burning The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has condemned a planned public burning of the Quran by a Florida church… 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
15 July 2010 Atheist kills himself to escape “100 percent Muslim” nation A 25 year-old air traffic controller, Ismail Mohamed Didi, was found hanged from the control tower of the international airport… Read More
15 June 2010 Slavery and Non-belief In a statement to the Human Rights Council today, 15 June 2010, IHEU Main Representative, Roy Brown, protested against discrimination… 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