20 September 2012 Saudi Arabia condemned for promoting extremism and violence In a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council on behalf of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU)… Read More
General news / 17 September 2012 IHEU joins calls for calm over ‘Innocence of Muslims’ video, and protests the arrest of Egyptian blogger Alber Saber Humanists around the world have joined human rights organisations and political representatives who are calling for calm in response to… Read More
12 September 2012 IHEU condemns faith-based violence States which fail to punish faith-based violence against religious and non-religious minorities, or which legitimize faith-based violence through laws against… Read More
General news / 3 September 2012 Pakistan, the time has come! Politicians, police and clerics must confront ‘blasphemy’ mobs in unison and without fear Rimsha Masih, aged between 11 and 14, and said to have some degree of mental impairment, has now been in… Read More
General news / 17 August 2012 IHEU condemns the charges, the verdict, and the sentencing in Moscow’s Pussy Riot trial The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has condemned the charges, today's guilty verdict, and the harsh sentencing, in the… Read More
Members and partners / 31 July 2012 Humanists call for abolition of blasphemy laws in Greece following arrests The European Humanist Federation (EHF) and the Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) have called on Greece to abolish its outdated blasphemy… Read More
Humanists International News / 2 April 2012 IHEU Rep speaks on future of blasphemy at the UN On March 29th the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion and Belief, NY, and the NGO Committee on Human Rights,… Read More
Action Alert / 26 January 2012 International Humanists protest Indonesia blasphemy arrest The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is calling for the Indonesian government to guarantee the freedom and safety of… Read More
Action Alert / 24 January 2012 Humanists condemn another attack on atheist expression at London University Yet another Humanist student group in London is being threatened with censorship for talking about Islam. The London School of… Read More
Action Alert / 17 November 2011 Let Khalid Saeed stay in Sweden The Humanist Movement in Sweden and the International Humanist community call upon the Swedish authorities to reopen the case of… Read More
Campaigns / 4 May 2011 IHEU calls for the abolition of Africa’s blasphemy laws The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has called on the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) to… Read More