3 May 2013 Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) – report on Resolution on Safeguarding human rights in relation to religion and belief. David Pollock, IHEU's Head of Delegation to Council of Europe, reports on Resolution on Safeguarding human rights in relation to… Read More
Young Humanists International / 6 December 2012 The Nigerian WitchChild: What Future? With just about six years to the deadline for meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), and eleven years to the… Read More
Humanists International News / 16 September 2012 IHEU: 100 million girls will suffer ‘child marriage’ in the next decade IHEU has reminded the UN Human Rights Council that 100 million girls will be victims of ‘child marriage’ in the… Read More
Humanists International News / 9 March 2012 IHEU reminds Human Rights Council of Churches’ failure to protect children Following a lengthy discussion and debate on the rights of the child at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva… Read More
Humanists International News / 26 September 2011 IHEU condemns Holy See for undermining democracy and human rights Speaking at the 18th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 23 September, IHEU representative Cathy Buchs condemned the… Read More
Humanists International News / 21 July 2011 Irish PM condemns the Vatican for ‘managing’ “the rape and torture of children” FR The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has gained an unexpected ally in its criticism of the Roman Catholic Church’s… Read More
3 March 2011 UN publishes two IHEU reports: on Corruption, and on Child Abuse and the Holy See The UN Human Rights Council has published two reports by IHEU in connection with the 16th session of the Council… Read More
Action Alert / 15 February 2011 IHEU Rep rescues two more “witch children” Leo Igwe, IHEU Representative for Southern and Western Africa, has led a rescue of two children accused of witchcraft. The… Read More
Campaigns / 25 January 2011 A ‘Witch-Girl’ Rescued – a report by IHEU Representative Leo Igwe On January 11, 2011, I led a team of police officers who rescued an 8 year old girl, Esther Obot… Read More
Campaigns / 18 January 2011 IHEU representative Leo Igwe jailed and beaten for human rights work IHEU representative Leo Igwe has been imprisoned and beaten by police while rescuing two children accused of witchcraft. The incident,… Read More
General news / 27 May 2010 IHEU welcomes UN focus on Nigerian witch hunts The disgraceful problem of child witch hunts in Nigeria was addressed for the first time this week by the United… Read More
