General news / 28 April 2017 Man sentenced to death ‘for atheism’ in Saudi Arabia 29-year-old Ahmad Al Shamri has been sentenced to death after his appeal against charges of ‘atheism and blasphemy’ were denied… Read More
General news / 26 April 2017 Saudi place on UN women’s rights commission “brings our valuable international institutions into disrepute” – IHEU Saudi Arabia, one of the worst states in the world for the rights of women, has been elected to a UN Commission… Read More
General news / 13 April 2017 “Humanist” murdered by fellow university students for alleged “blasphemy” A student who referred to himself as “The Humanist” has been murdered today by dozens of fellow students, after a “blasphemy”… Read More
General news / 13 April 2017 “God always first”: Puerto Rico celebrated 40 days of public fasting and prayer “to fight crisis” Articulo en Español aquí Puerto Rico has decided to fight a long-term economic recession with “fasting and prayer”. It hasn’t… Read More
General news / 31 March 2017 Sentenced to 12 years for stealing about US$40 from a church in Guatemala Articulo en Español aquí On 9 November 2016, Benjamín Alcón Mejía was sentenced to 12 years prison for stealing from… Read More
Conferences / 30 March 2017 Report from UN Human Rights Council – March 2017 Elizabeth O’Casey is Director of Advocacy for the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) The March session is the longest session… Read More
Advocacy News / 21 March 2017 Uphold human rights: abolish laws against blasphemy and apostasy globally, IHEU tells UN The IHEU at the UN Human Rights Council has called for global repeal of apostasy and blasphemy laws, which are… Read More
Advocacy News / 20 March 2017 IHEU calls for end to laws that allow rapists to avoid jail by marrying their victims The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has today, at the UN Human Rights Council, called for the abolition of… Read More
General news / 18 March 2017 Rationalists murdered and liberties threatened as state intolerance rises in India Extremists are threatening and killing ‘rationalist’ activists. And they’re being emboldened by an increasingly intolerant government. There are reports today that… Read More
Advocacy News / 17 March 2017 Freedom of religion or belief should not be used to discriminate against others, says IHEU to UN High Commissioner During an interactive dialogue with the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, IHEU highlighted how the right to freedom of… Read More
Advocacy News / 16 March 2017 Child sacrifice, LGBTI discrimination, maternal mortality: Uganda’s human rights record Child sacrifice, discrimination against LGBTI people, high maternal mortality and hostility to NGOs. These were four key concerns highlighted by… Read More