Action Alert / 26 January 2012 International Humanists protest Indonesia blasphemy arrest The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is calling for the Indonesian government to guarantee the freedom and safety of… 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 / 22 March 2011 IHEU attacks “traditional values” which undermine human rights In a morning-long debate on traditional values at the Human Rights Council on Tuesday 22 March 2011, the Pakistani delegate,… 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
Humanists International News / 14 March 2011 IHEU collaborates with Center for Inquiry on attack on blasphemy laws at UN When IHEU were prevented on a technicality from delivering a speech on blasphemy and violence in the name of religion at… Read More
7 February 2011 From the UN: Freedom of Information The murder of journalists in Russia, the jailing of bloggers in China, the onslaught against independent media in Iran, and… 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
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
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
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