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
Media / 18 September 2013 Humanists speak out on Syria Raheel Raza, speaking for Center for Inquiry, made the first speech yesterday morning (17 September 2014) at the 24th Session of… Read More
Media / 18 September 2013 Humanists speak out – in Arabic – at UN IHEU representative Kacem Elghazali speaking in Arabic at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva yesterday (17 September 2013) attacked… Read More
Media / 18 September 2013 Humanists attack marital and sexual slavery and the Islamic obsession with Islamophobia On Tuesday 17 September 2013, Amelia Cooper, representing the British Humanist Association at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva,… Read More
Humanists International News / 6 June 2013 Humanists Speak Out on Human Rights Abuse – UN Geneva The international humanist team at the UN Geneva led by IHEU spoke three times in the debate on civil and… 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
Humanists International News / 29 June 2012 Population Growth and Sustainable Development The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, took part in the world conference on sustainable development this month… Read More