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
General news / 6 March 2014 The anti-gay law in Uganda: IHEU analysis After years of wrangling back and forth, and in the face of significant pressure from international partners, President Yoweri Museveni… Read More
Action Alert / 27 February 2014 “Kill the Witch” Miracle Crusade in Calabar Leo Igwe writes on a new wave of witch hunting churches in Nigeria The world may not have seen the… Read More
General news / 21 February 2014 Museveni set to sign Uganda’s anti-gay bill based on false reading of science The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, has more or less promised to sign the infamous Anti-Homosexuality Bill, this morning, citing input from… Read More
General news / 17 July 2013 UN puts pressure on Vatican over clerical abuse – IHEU’s role A United Nations panel has put pressure on the Vatican to explain its responses to the widespread sexual abuse scandal… Read More
Conferences / 9 July 2013 Asia Humanism Conference: Understanding Humanism The Philippines Atheists and Agnostics Society (PATAS) recently held its first conference on Humanism with the theme “Breaking Barriers”. Humanism… Read More
General news / 2 July 2013 Legal recognition for Humanist wedding celebrants in Ireland The Humanist Association of Ireland (HAI) is "delighted" that it has finally achieved legal status for Humanist marriage ceremonies. HAI… Read More
General news / 1 July 2013 In the media: Is Humanism defined by what it is not? The leading daily business newspaper in Norway recently printed a satirical text by columnist Kjetil B. Alstadheim concerning the “non-politics”… Read More