Advocacy News / 16 March 2017 IHEU calls on states to stand up for right to artistic expression and scientific enquiry In a discussion of a UN report on the issue of extremism and cultural rights at the UN Human Rights Council… Read More
Advocacy News / 13 March 2017 IHEU calls for abolishment of blasphemy laws during dialogue with UN Special Rapporteur In its first statement at the 34th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union… Read More
Advocacy News / 26 September 2016 Humanists call on Greece to ban incitement to hatred and abolish blasphemy At the UN a group of humanist NGOs have called on Greece to decriminalise blasphemy in the country and ensure that… Read More
General news / 31 August 2016 India Turning into Nightmare for Minorities by Uttam Niraula India is widely known as the most populous democracy on earth. There are almost 1.3 billion people in India, of which… Read More
General news / 3 August 2016 Where does humanism stand at a time of crisis? Many people today feel the world is backsliding politically and that terror is escalating. President of the IHEU, Andrew Copson, asks… Read More
Advocacy News / 1 July 2016 UN passes historic resolution calling for Independent Expert on LGBTI rights In an historic move, the United Nations has adopted a resolution to appoint the first Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation… Read More
Advocacy News / 29 June 2016 UN must “recognise the pernicious nature and illegal status of blasphemy laws” says IHEU The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has once again reiterated to the UN Human Rights Council that anti-blasphemy laws… Read More
Humanists International News / 21 June 2016 Now is the time to put ourselves out there! A greeting from the new president of IHEYO, Marieke Prien, for International Humanist Day, 21 June 2016 For me it is… Read More
Humanists International News / 21 June 2016 World Humanist Day 2016: IHEU President’s statement World Humanist Day is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the contribution that humanism and humanists have made to the… Read More
Young Humanists International / 3 June 2016 Goodbye Letter from former EWG Chair Lennart Kolenberg IHEYO newsletter April/May, 2016 Dear humanist friends, For the last four years, I’ve been lucky to be involved in the… Read More
Conferences / 23 May 2016 Humanists in Malta The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and the European Humanist Federation (EHF) held their respective General Assemblies in Valletta… Read More