Campaigns / 9 February 2010 Progress on UK law against caste discrimination The UK Government appears to be edging closer to outlawing discrimination on the grounds of caste. It is hoped this… 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
Campaigns / 29 January 2010 Police arrest Christian “prophet” over the death of two children IHEU representative Leo Igwe reports that the police in Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria have arrested a "prophet" named Gideon… Read More
Campaigns / 27 January 2010 Watering-down of protection for gay people ‘shames’ Parliament The British Humanist Association (BHA) has condemned votes in the House of Lords last night, January 25, which removed the… Read More
Campaigns / 17 December 2009 Humanists protest anti-gay legislation in Rwanda The UK gay Humanist charity, the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT), is appalled to learn that yet another African country, Rwanda,… Read More
Campaigns / 10 November 2009 Belief groups unite to oppose UN blasphemy law The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has joined with more than 100 other groups from more than 20 countries… Read More
Campaigns / 2 November 2009 Speaking Freely About Religion: Religious Freedom, Defamation and Blasphemy The IHEU policy paper, Speaking Freely About Religion: Religious Freedom, Defamation and Blasphemy, is available for download at the bottom… Read More
Campaigns / 29 October 2009 United Nations will violate Human Rights says new report on religious freedoms UN Blasphemy Law Would Make Religious Disagreements a Crime The United Nations is in danger of creating a global blasphemy… Read More
Campaigns / 9 October 2009 Nigerian Humanist Conference on Witch Hunts The Nigerian Humanist Movement is holding a national conference on “Witch Hunts, Christian Fundamentalism and Child Abuse” on October 21… Read More
Campaigns / 5 October 2009 Leo Igwe on child rights in Nigeria Highlighting the crisis of children accused of witchcraft in Africa, IHEU representative Leo Igwe spoke at the public advocacy workshop… Read More
Action Alert / 30 July 2009 IHEU representative attacked We are receiving reports that Leo Igwe, IHEU's representative in West Africa, has been attacked in Calabar, Nigeria at the… Read More