ID with SR on violence against women in Africa
INTERNATIONAL HUMANIST AND ETHICAL UNION United Nations Human Rights Council, 29th Session (15th June – 3rd July 2015) Interactive Dialogue…
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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…
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On the need for secular democracy
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 30th Session (14th September – 2nd October 2015) General…
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IHEU calls for strong universalism from UN, in face of ISIS brutality
In its final statement at the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union…
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Free speech, a muted Council, and the dubious weapon of offence
From the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council, IHEU's head of delegation, Elizabeth O’Casey, discusses some of the…
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Joint open letter to Prime Minister and President of Bangladesh
To Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Abdul Hamid, We, concerned members of the blogging and activist community of Bangladesh…
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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…
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IHEU advertises for a Chief Executive
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has today opened applications for a new Chief Executive role. At the fore…
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Bardo Museum terror “another atrocity against human life, culture and democracy”
As many as 19 victims have been killed in a terror attack at the Bardo Museum, next to the parliament building in…
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Avijit Roy, by his daughter: “everyone… share his story” #WordsCannotBeKilled
Following the murder,Thursday, of Avijit Roy, US-based writer and a moral leader of secularist and freethought activists in Bangladesh, his elderly father…
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End Blasphemy Laws – a new campaign
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is today among the founding partners heading a new, unified campaign for the abolition of “blasphemy”…
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