Saudi Arabia, one of the worst states in the world for the rights of women, has been elected to a UN Commission…

A student who referred to himself as  “The Humanist” has been murdered today by dozens of fellow students, after a “blasphemy”…

Articulo en Español aquí  Puerto Rico has decided to fight a long-term economic recession with “fasting and prayer”. It hasn’t…

Articulo en Español aquí On 9 November 2016, Benjamín Alcón Mejía was sentenced to 12 years prison for stealing from…

Elizabeth O’Casey is Director of Advocacy for the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) The March session is the longest session…

The IHEU at the UN Human Rights Council has called for global repeal of apostasy and blasphemy laws, which are…

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has today, at the UN Human Rights Council, called for the abolition of…

Extremists are threatening and killing ‘rationalist’ activists. And they’re  being emboldened by an increasingly intolerant government. There are reports today that…

During an interactive dialogue with the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, IHEU highlighted how the right to freedom of…

Child sacrifice, discrimination against LGBTI people, high maternal mortality and hostility to NGOs. These were four key concerns highlighted by…

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) today, in cooperation with member organisation, Sidmennt (the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association) and partner, European…