Advocacy News / 15 June 2017 IHEU puts on record its support for UN LGBTI expert, amidst OIC boycott The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has spoken out in defence of the UN Human Rights Council’s investigation into human… Read More
General news / 13 June 2017 Anti-terrorism court hands down death sentence over “blasphemous” Facebook post A court in Pakistan has handed down a death sentence to a 30-year-old man for making a post on Facebook. Taimoor Raza… Read More
Advocacy News / 7 June 2017 IHEU to UN: protect human rights activists brave enough to criticise radical Islam The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) made its first statement to the 35th session of the United Nations Human… Read More
Campaigns / 2 June 2017 Blasphemy law in Denmark is no more! Today, the Danish parliament — the Folketing — has voted to abolish another European blasphemy law! Following a controversial prosecution, a… Read More
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
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