General news / 31 January 2020 #JeSuisMila: how Muslim fundamentalists ruined the life of a French girl The story of a 16-year-old French girl who was forced to go into hiding after she received thousands of death… Read More
General news / 5 October 2015 Achievements of Hope Knutsson and Siðmennt celebrated at 25th anniversary celebration The Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association (Siðmennt) met this past weekend to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their founding. Among conference events… Read More
Advocacy News / 19 June 2015 End violence against women and comply with your duties on abortion, IHEU says to African states at UN During an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women at the UN Human Rights Council, the International… Read More
Advocacy News / 19 June 2015 International community needs to do more against forced labour and trafficking in Gulf States, urges IHEU In the wake of a number of corruption allegations surrounding the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), the International Humanist… 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
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
Humanists International News / 13 February 2014 IHEU Freedom of Thought report on BBC World The BBC covered the IHEU Freedom of Thought report this week, as part of a segment on prejudice against atheists… Read More