Advocacy News / 21 March 2018 Endangering women, LGBTI people, journalists and rights defenders: Human rights concerns in Guatemala Humanists at the UN have called on the government of Guatemala to give equal rights to LGBTI people, better protect… Read More
Advocacy News / 21 March 2018 At UN, IHEU again urges Pakistan to end its blasphemy laws The International Humanist and Ethical Union has again urged Pakistan to abolish its blasphemy laws and start respecting the rights… Read More
Advocacy News / 20 March 2018 International and Ghanaian humanists call on Ghana to respect human rights in face of traditional practices In a joint statement made by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and the Humanist Association of Ghana (HAG),… Read More
Advocacy News / 15 March 2018 Iran: IHEU condemns torture of detainees, oppression of protests, and denial of human rights Humanists at the United Nations Human Rights Council have denounced Iran’s recent crackdown on protesters against the regime. This year… Read More
Advocacy News / 9 March 2018 Actually, ‘freedom from religion’ is a human right, IHEU tells Vatican at the UN Humanists at the UN have today strongly rejected claims from the Vatican delegation that ‘freedom from religion’ is not a human… Read More
Advocacy News / 15 February 2018 Humanists join UN conference to implement plan on ending violence and atrocities The UN is trying to find new ways to prevent religious extremism and violence, and humanists are represented, working right… Read More
Advocacy News / 30 September 2017 UN Human Rights Council condemns punishing apostasy, blasphemy and same-sex relations with death penalty In a momentous move on the eve of International Blasphemy Day, the UN Human Rights Council yesterday passed a resolution on… Read More
Advocacy News / 27 September 2017 At UN, IHEU calls for immediate release of Saudi prisoners Badawi, Fayadh and Al Shamri Ahead of International Blasphemy day on Saturday, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) dedicated its final statement at the 36th… Read More
Advocacy News / 27 September 2017 Ground-breaking workshop on Witchcraft and human rights takes place at UN Last week in Geneva, humanists and freethinkers joined members of civil society, academics, and a range of experts at a ground-breaking… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 September 2017 285 NGOs call on UN to address the human rights violations arising from criminalization of abortion Ahead of the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, 285 non-governmental organisations, including the International Humanist… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 September 2017 IHEU to India at UN: Stop fostering Hindu extremism, persecution of Dalits and intimidation of civil society! In an address to the UN Human Rights Council last week, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) criticised India for… Read More