General news / 25 September 2012 IHEU slams Islamic States for building an international crisis from nothing IHEU today received a very warm reception from an especially large number of Member States and UN institutions, as our… Read More
General news / 25 September 2012 Iran shamed for new measures denying higher education to women It may surprise many to learn that the majority of science graduates in Iran are women. But that may be about… Read More
General news / 25 September 2012 German court findings against ritual circumcision are not “persecution” and should not be overridden as a reflex The recent decision by a court in Cologne, Germany that ritual circumcision of boys is harmful, unnecessary, and an attack… Read More
General news / 17 September 2012 IHEU joins calls for calm over ‘Innocence of Muslims’ video, and protests the arrest of Egyptian blogger Alber Saber Humanists around the world have joined human rights organisations and political representatives who are calling for calm in response to… Read More
General news / 3 September 2012 Pakistan, the time has come! Politicians, police and clerics must confront ‘blasphemy’ mobs in unison and without fear Rimsha Masih, aged between 11 and 14, and said to have some degree of mental impairment, has now been in… Read More
General news / 17 August 2012 IHEU condemns the charges, the verdict, and the sentencing in Moscow’s Pussy Riot trial The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has condemned the charges, today's guilty verdict, and the harsh sentencing, in the… Read More
General news / 16 August 2012 Religiosity suffers “a notable decline across the globe” There has been “a notable decline across the globe in self-description of being religious” in the last seven years, according… Read More
General news / 20 March 2012 Can We Talk About This? Following a tour that began in Sydney, Australia last September, an extraordinary theatre production called “Can We Talk About This?”… Read More
General news / 10 February 2012 British Humanists welcome High Court ruling against council prayers Britain’s High Court today ruled that local councils cannot include public prayer in their formal meetings. IHEU member organizations the… Read More
General news / 21 December 2011 New Resource for World Humanist Day Happy Solstice! We are half a year away from World Humanist Day on June 21. This is an ideal time… Read More
General news / 18 December 2011 Humanists and Atheists Mourn Christopher Hitchens The outspoken atheist Christopher Hitchens died Thursday, December 15, at the age of 63, after battling esophageal cancer. Humanist groups… Read More