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
Campaigns / 13 July 2007 Council of Europe backs separation of religion and state Following discussions to which IHEU representatives contributed, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has strongly supported the separation… Read More
Campaigns / 22 May 2007 IHEU defends separation of religion and state at the Council of Europe IHEU was represented at a recent conference organized by the Council of Europe, "The Religious Dimension in intercultural Dialogue". IHEU… Read More
2 April 2007 How the Islamic states dominate the UN Human Rights Council The fourth session of the new Human Rights Council was held in Geneva from 12 to 30 March 2007, but… Read More
Growth and Development / 30 October 2006 IHEU and HIVOS announce 2006-2008 grant programme Update: Applications for 2006 funding are now closed. Read More