Book review / 8 June 2020 / Scott Jacobsen Sikivu Hutchinson: an unapologetically black, feminist and heretical humanist – a review "Hutchinson is a brilliant writer and a decent human being, who writes articulately with moral force" says Scott Jacobsen. Read More
Book review / 26 May 2020 / Roy Brown Review of ‘Leaving the Allah Delusion Behind’ by Ibn Warraq "an extraordinarily well-researched book by one of our greatest living Islamic scholars" says Roy Brown. Read More
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
Featured Story General news / 13 November 2019 Freedom of Thought Report 2019 warns of “growing divide” on blasphemy laws While several countries have repealed 'blasphemy' laws since 2015, many others still continue to prosecute, and in some countries 'blasphemy'… Read More
General news / 24 October 2019 Italian photographer convicted of blasphemy after comparing the Church to a masochist club Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani has been convicted to pay €4000 for blasphemy for having compared the Catholic Church to a… Read More
Humanists International News / 10 December 2018 MEPs welcome Freedom of Thought Report at European Parliament The report published by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) documents legal discrimination and forms of persecution faced by… Read More
Humanists International News / 29 October 2018 IHEU launches 2018 Freedom of Thought Report In a world first, a list of the best and worst countries to be an atheist has been published. The… Read More
General news / 4 December 2017 Humanists “actively persecuted” in seven countries in 2017, finds IHEU report New incidents or trends in seven countries show active persecution of atheists and humanists in 2017 85 countries in total… Read More
Humanists International News / 6 December 2016 New “Online Edition” of the Freedom of Thought Report launched today The world’s only global report focusing on discrimination and persecution faced by the non-religious has a new “Online Edition”, launched… Read More
Publications / 23 March 2016 Council of Europe extremism debate highlights IHEU Freedom of Thought Report A submission made on behalf of twenty-two international non-government organizations (INGOs) for a debate at the Council of Europe features the work… Read More
Humanists International News / 8 January 2016 IHEU’s Freedom of Thought Report 2015… “Why should we pamper Saudi Arabia for oil?” The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) produces and publishes the annual Freedom of Thought Report, a flagship survey on the legal status and human rights… Read More