General news / 19 June 2014 LGBTI rights and democracy: Populist discrimination is still discrimination Despite being firmly established in international human rights law and a matter of basic human dignity, the rights of LGBTI people are… Read More
General news / 12 June 2014 What is free expression when journalists and activists are “banned or punished by lashes, prison or the death penalty”? International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) spoke yesterday afternoon at the UN Human Rights Council on how many states are… Read More
General news / 11 June 2014 “Insult” and “offence” are used to silence and jail online journalists The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has spoken today at the 26th session of the Human Rights Council on how… Read More
Action Alert / 10 June 2014 #TwitterTheocracy campaign after social network blocks “blasphemy” in Pakistan Twitter recently agreed to block “blasphemous tweets” in Pakistan, thus becoming complicit in suppressing free speech, and in aiding Pakistan’s blasphemy laws.… Read More
General news / 14 May 2014 “Humanism and secularism” are threat to Islam and the state, says Malaysian prime minister The Prime Minister of Malaysia has labelled “humanism and secularism as well as liberalism” a dangerous threat to Islam and the state. He is… Read More
Campaigns / 29 April 2014 IHEU supports Second World Conference on Untouchability Last week saw experts and campaigners on caste discrimination come together in Kathmandu, Nepal, for a second World Conference on… Read More
General news / 14 April 2014 The Boko Haram insurgence in Nigeria: a cry for help News is breaking of further atrocities in Nigeria today. Yesterday the Islamist terror group Boko Haram again attacked villages in Borno… Read More
General news / 28 March 2014 IHEU urges European states to stop discrimination against women under the guise of arbitration During a discussion on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action at the Human Rights Council this week, IHEU representative,… Read More
General news / 25 March 2014 Caste, racism and manual scavenging in India The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) spoke at the 25th session of the Human Rights council today on the topic… Read More
General news / 25 March 2014 IHEU stresses “universality” of human rights as the UN reviews Nigeria’s record In the wake of Nigeria enacting a bill banning all gay associations and meetings, the country has seen dozens of anti-gay arrests, men… Read More
General news / 12 March 2014 Humanists at the UN defend freedom of thought for the non-religious The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is taking part again this year at the United Nations Human Rights Council… Read More