2 May 2009 How Durban II defeated the extremists but failed to tackle racism The Durban Review Conference on Racism has just finished in Geneva. Roy Brown reviews the results – good, bad and… Read More
10 April 2009 Putting non-believers on the agenda at the Durban Review Conference Roy Brown reports: Work progresses slowly, line by line, on the final outcome document of the Durban Review Conference against… Read More
17 March 2009 IHEU speaks out at the UN Human Rights Council In a series of statements to the UN Human Rights Council, IHEU has repeated its opposition to the concept of… Read More
16 March 2009 IHEU discusses freedom of speech with UK Foreign Office IHEU met top officials at the UK Foreign Office in London on 12 March 2009. IHEU requested the meeting to… Read More
18 February 2009 The West standing firm on Freedom of Expression In the run-up to the UN conference on Racism (The Durban Review Conference) to be held in Geneva in April,… Read More
17 December 2008 IHEU welcomes international support for Freedom of Expression On Human Rights Day, 10 December 2008, four of the world's leading experts on freedom of expression issued a joint… Read More
13 December 2008 UN Celebrates 60 years of Human Rights: a personal view I attended the celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the Palais des… Read More
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