25 September 2008 Criticism of religion is not blasphemy The IHEU position on defamation of religion was strongly supported on 23 September 2008 in a statement to the Human… Read More
23 September 2008 USA speaks out strongly against OIC manoeuvring on “defamation of religion” The US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, John V. Hanford III, has strongly supported freedom of religion and… Read More
11 August 2008 IHEU’s UN campaign highlighted in Canada IHEU's campaign for freedom of expression at the UN Human Rights Council has been highlighted by Macleans, the Canadian news… Read More
Growth and Development / 28 July 2008 IHEU-HIVOS 2008 grants programme IHEU invites applications for funding in the 2008 IHEU-HIVOS grants programme. The deadline for applications was September 30th, 2008. APPLICATIONS… Read More
3 March 2008 Petition for defence of individual rights at the UN Human Rights Council The International League Against Racism and Antisemitism has launched a petition calling on democracies to defend the freedom of the… Read More
Young Humanists International / 6 February 2008 Pakistan – between Democratisation and Talibanisation Since its independence in 1947, Pakistan has lived under firm control of military and civil burocracy. People have no say… Read More
Humanists International News / 28 January 2008 IHEU debates organized religion at Durham University At a debate on the motion, "This House has no faith in organized religion", IHEU Vice President Jack Jeffery supported… Read More
25 October 2007 Excerpt from report to the UN General Assembly regarding non believers UN General Assembly A/62/280 Exerpt from: Interim Report of Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Asma Jahangir. 20… Read More
21 October 2007 IHEU endorses statement to UN on defamation of religion In a statement to the UN Human Rights Council, endorsed by IHEU, World Population Foundation representative Diana Brown called on… Read More
Growth and Development / 30 September 2007 IHEU-HIVOS 2007 grants programme Applications for funding under the 2007 grants programme closed on 30 September 2007. Read More
23 July 2007 IHEU: ‘Combating Defamation of Religion’ unnecessary, flawed and morally wrong In its submission on Combating Defamation of Religions to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva… Read More