Advocacy News / 19 June 2017 IHEU and coalition of NGOs highlight concerns about ‘Protection of the Family’ resolution at UN In conjunction with a number of human rights NGOs, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has called on UN Human… Read More
Advocacy News / 7 June 2017 IHEU to UN: protect human rights activists brave enough to criticise radical Islam The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) made its first statement to the 35th session of the United Nations Human… Read More
9 May 2017 Blasphemy prison term for Jakarta governor is “the wail of a warning siren” in Indonesia The outgoing governor of Jakarta has been found guilty of blasphemy and handed a two-year prison term. It’s a signal… Read More
General news / 28 April 2017 Man sentenced to death ‘for atheism’ in Saudi Arabia 29-year-old Ahmad Al Shamri has been sentenced to death after his appeal against charges of ‘atheism and blasphemy’ were denied… Read More
Advocacy News / 16 March 2017 IHEU calls on states to stand up for right to artistic expression and scientific enquiry In a discussion of a UN report on the issue of extremism and cultural rights at the UN Human Rights Council… Read More
Advocacy News / 13 March 2017 IHEU calls for abolishment of blasphemy laws during dialogue with UN Special Rapporteur In its first statement at the 34th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union… Read More
Advocacy News / 26 September 2016 Humanists call on Greece to ban incitement to hatred and abolish blasphemy At the UN a group of humanist NGOs have called on Greece to decriminalise blasphemy in the country and ensure that… Read More
General news / 31 August 2016 India Turning into Nightmare for Minorities by Uttam Niraula India is widely known as the most populous democracy on earth. There are almost 1.3 billion people in India, of which… Read More
General news / 3 August 2016 Where does humanism stand at a time of crisis? Many people today feel the world is backsliding politically and that terror is escalating. President of the IHEU, Andrew Copson, asks… Read More
Advocacy News / 1 July 2016 UN passes historic resolution calling for Independent Expert on LGBTI rights In an historic move, the United Nations has adopted a resolution to appoint the first Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation… Read More
Advocacy News / 29 June 2016 UN must “recognise the pernicious nature and illegal status of blasphemy laws” says IHEU The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has once again reiterated to the UN Human Rights Council that anti-blasphemy laws… Read More