Advocacy News / 26 September 2018 “Russia: Allow people to express freely what they believe and whom they love,” urges IHEU at UN Everyone has the right to free expression, and not to face discrimination because of their sexuality, including in Russia. This… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 September 2018 At UN, IHEU urges abolition of apostasy laws Today at the United Nations, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has condemned states that criminalize apostasy. Speaking on behalf… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 September 2018 IHEU urges OSCE states with blasphemy laws to repeal them! At a human rights meeting with the participating countries of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 September 2018 IHEU to OSCE: Protect free media to promote public trust and cohesion Humanists have called on states in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) region to promote free media,… Read More
Advocacy News / 21 September 2018 Ensure safe abortions to fight maternal mortality, say humanists at UN Humanists at the UN have highlighted that many women continue to die from preventable causes in pregnancy and childbirth, and… Read More
Advocacy News / 21 September 2018 IHEU Condemns Pakistan PM for his blasphemy stance, at UN The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has called on Pakistan to repeal its blasphemy laws, and to promote tolerance… Read More
Advocacy News / 18 September 2018 Stop putting unfit states on the Human Rights Council, coalition tells UN members The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has joined a coalition of NGOs calling on Member States of the United… Read More
Advocacy News / 5 July 2018 IHEU calls on UN to respect the cultural rights of humanists Humanists have urged the UN Human Rights Council to recognise the individual cultural rights of humanists and freethinkers across the… Read More
Advocacy News / 2 July 2018 IHEU calls on UN Human Rights Council to address rights violations caused by criminalization of abortion Access to safe and legal abortion is a human rights issue, humanists emphasized at the United Nations Human Rights Council… Read More
Advocacy News / 29 June 2018 IHEU to Botswana: Abolish death penalty – the “ultimate cruel and inhuman punishment” At the United Nations today, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) called on Botswana to abolish the death penalty.… Read More
Advocacy News / 27 June 2018 Release Blogger and Scrap Death Penalty law! NGOs urge Mauritania at United Nations Today on the floor of the United Nations Human Rights Council, a group of ten NGOs jointly called on Mauritania… Read More