Advocacy News / 13 September 2017 IHEU warns OSCE countries about dangers of populism During a discussion on democracy at the OSCE’s Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw, the International Humanist and Ethical Union… Read More
Advocacy News / 12 September 2017 IHEU calls out Russia and Kyrgyzstan for their treatment of LGBTI people, at OSCE During a meeting at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly… Read More
Advocacy News / 11 September 2017 IHEU defends freedom to wear religious dress, at OSCE Humanists have defended the right to wear religious dress in the face of various laws targeting “extremism” which would remove… Read More
General news / 22 August 2017 IHEU’s open letter to the office of the Prime Minister of Malaysia The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has written to the office of the Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, in protest… Read More
General news / 2 August 2017 Humanists Guatemala adverts censored by Catholic Church Articulo en Español aquí Humanists in Guatemala have been forced to remove a billboard after their advertising agency was threatened… Read More
Advocacy News / 28 July 2017 Humanists, religious leaders and the UN launch Beirut Declaration on combating human rights abuse Humanists and religious groups have come together under the auspices of the United Nations, to launch a new initiative aimed… Read More
General news / 27 July 2017 Rights, refugee and humanist groups protest delays that keep families apart Refugees in Europe are being hampered by new rules that delay processing and keep families apart. Amid the wider mass… Read More
General news / 26 July 2017 Humanists call on Saudi Arabia to release man sentenced to death for atheism Humanist groups today called on the Saudi government to release a man convicted of atheism and sentenced to death. US-based… Read More
Advocacy News / 20 June 2017 Humanists at UN highlight role of free expression in fostering tolerance Humanists have told the United Nations: to combat intolerance we don’t need restrictions on free expression, we need more free expression. During… Read More
Advocacy News / 19 June 2017 IHEU and coalition of NGOs highlight concerns about ‘Protection of the Family’ resolution at UN In conjunction with a number of human rights NGOs, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has called on UN Human… Read More
Advocacy News / 16 June 2017 Free Raif Badawi! – IHEU delivers personal plea from Ensaf Haidar to UN It’s been five years since Saudi writer and activist, Raif Badawi was imprisoned for advocating liberalism and secularism. Today the… Read More