Advocacy Issues
Humanist International has a strategic focus on a range of issues in our advocacy and campaigns work.
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Humanists International calls attention to global rise of populist nationalism and minority-blaming
The new wave of populism and demagoguery degrades human rights, exacerbates racism and discrimination across the world, Humanists International tells…
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IHEU ‘frustrated’, as European Court fails to overturn ‘blasphemy’ conviction in Austria
In a recent judgement, the European Court of Human Rights has refused to overturn a conviction for ‘disparaging religious doctrines’…
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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…
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Tears and joy at IHEU General Assembly 2017
The IHEU General Assembly 2017 took place on Sunday (6 August), as part of a weekend of events hosted in London,…
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Notice of 2017 IHEU General Assembly
The 2017 IHEU General Assembly (GA) will take place on Sunday 6 August 2017, in London, United Kingdom. The GA will…
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Cancellation of World Humanist Congress 2017 – and new plans for August
Update, May 2017: All details for the London conference and General Assemblies are now available via iheu.org/ga2017/. We are sorry to…
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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…
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Build bridges, not walls
IHEU statement on the US Presidential election The International Humanist and Ethical Union is fundamentally aligned with equality — for…
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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…
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Humanists in Malta
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and the European Humanist Federation (EHF) held their respective General Assemblies in Valletta…
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