11 December 2008 Nobel laureates condemn non-democratic countries for human rights abuses An audience of nearly 1000 – diplomats, NGO representatives, academics and students – descended on the General Assembly Hall at… Read More
8 October 2008 Durban II – a new battlefront opens The second preparatory committee meeting to plan for the 2009 Durban Review Conference on Racism opened this week in Geneva.… Read More
6 October 2008 Islamic states draw new battle lines over Freedom of Expression On 2/3 October, over 200 national delegates and NGO representatives attended a unique two-day expert seminar at the UN Geneva… Read More
30 September 2008 The OIC’s ideological agenda for Durban II: a modern-day Inquisition My remarks are based on 27 years of researching in the field of international relations and conflicts, and on a… Read More
30 September 2008 Human Rights Council: The fight-back begins In what was probably a first for the United Nations, delegates to the Human Rights Council heard two Muslims describe… Read More
23 September 2008 IHEU attacks concept of “Islamophobia” IHEU has told the UN Human Rights Council that the concept of "Islamophobia" is unhelpful and misleading, wrongly implying that… Read More
23 September 2008 New team attacks religious privilege at the UN After ploughing our lonely furrow at the Human Rights Council for the past five years, often with only the colourful… Read More
23 September 2008 IHEU speaks out (cautiously) against OIC censorship at UN Following the successful attempts by the Islamic States at the 7th and 8th sessions of the Human Rights Council in… Read More
11 August 2008 IHEU’s UN campaign highlighted in Canada IHEU's campaign for freedom of expression at the UN Human Rights Council has been highlighted by Macleans, the Canadian news… Read More
29 May 2008 Only 22 of UN Human Rights Council’s 47 seats are held by free countries Keith Porteous Wood writes: The stranglehold of oppressive countries over the United Nations Human Rights Council has slightly intensified as… Read More
12 March 2008 IHEU meets UN Special Rapporteur in India IHEU has used a meeting with UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Asma Jahangir to highlight human… Read More