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
Campaigns / 1 April 2010 Keep Iran out of the UN Human Rights Council Update: Iran has withdrawn its candidacy. IHEU President Sonja Eggerickx today launched an international appeal to keep Iran out of… Read More
Action Alert / 19 March 2010 IHEU calls for Member States of the United Nations to reject the candidacy of Iran to the Human Rights Council Legal and diplomatic condemnations of Iran by UN Member States In March 2010, the Federal Court of Switzerland, the country’s… Read More
16 March 2010 Vatican condemned at UN for child abuse Geneva, March 16, 2010 -- The Vatican’s record on child abuse was criticized today at the United Nations Human Rights… Read More
11 February 2010 Qatar rejects appeals to respect Human Rights The appalling lack of human rights in even the most liberal of Islamic States was highlighted this week when Qatar… Read More
Campaigns / 4 February 2010 Nigerian Court rejects case against Humanist campaigners Nigerian Humanists have won the latest round in an ongoing battle with witch hunters. Today, 4 Feb. 2010, the Federal… Read More
14 December 2009 Report From the UN: Children’s Rights Since the 1980s, advocates for children have increasingly agreed that children need rights protected by international law. Charity is not… Read More
Humanists International News / 8 December 2009 Story of a Humanist campaign against religious exploitation of a child For the last few weeks Humanists, Rationalists and Human Rights activists have been waging a huge battle against the forces… Read More
Members and partners / 20 November 2009 Universal Children’s Day sees enormous support for the ‘Please Don’t Label Me’ Billboard Campaign The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed Universal Children’s Day (Nov. 20, 2009), declaring itself overwhelmed by support for its… Read More
General news / 18 November 2009 From buses to billboards: the next stage of the Atheist Bus Campaign is unveiled for Universal Children’s Day Billboard adverts have gone up today in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, as the internationally renowned poster campaign which began… Read More
13 November 2009 Witch hunts and Human Rights abuses in Africa Leo Igwe, IHEU’s West African representative, is working to combat widespread human rights abuses caused by belief in sorcery and… Read More