Advocacy Statement / 2018 / India / UN Human Rights Council / Item 9: Follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action / Caste discrimination and the practice of manual scavenging ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 37th Session (27th February – 23rd March 2018) General… Read More
8 November 2018 NGOs call for release of Mauritanian Blogger still detained a year after court quashed his death sentence The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has joined 31 NGOs in calling on Mauritania to release anti-slavery blogger, Mohamed… Read More
General news / 22 March 2018 At the United Nations, IHEU Chief Executive condemns ‘shameful’ caste discrimination Humanists at the UN Human Rights Council have condemned the practice of discrimination by “caste”, which continues in a number of… Read More
Chief Executive blog / 25 January 2018 / Gary McLelland Reflections on a humanist trip to India and Nepal International Humanist and Ethical Union Chief Executive Gary McLelland writes about his recent trip to India and Nepal to meet… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2017 / India / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR statement on India International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 36th Session (11 September – 29 September 2017) UPR Outcomes: India… Read More
General news / 18 March 2017 Rationalists murdered and liberties threatened as state intolerance rises in India Extremists are threatening and killing ‘rationalist’ activists. And they’re being emboldened by an increasingly intolerant government. There are reports today that… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2016 / India / UN Human Rights Council / Item 9: Follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action / Caste discrimination in India ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 33rd Session (13th September – 30th September 2016) General… Read More
Advocacy News / 26 September 2016 IHEU highlights persecution of Dalits in climate of Hindu nationalism During a debate on racism and discrimination at the UN Human Rights Council, Swati Kamble a Dalit woman representing the… Read More
General news / 31 August 2016 India Turning into Nightmare for Minorities by Uttam Niraula India is widely known as the most populous democracy on earth. There are almost 1.3 billion people in India, of which… Read More
Advocacy News / 29 June 2016 IHEU and IDSN call on India to protect Dalit rights and civil society space The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), in association with International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) has called on India to… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 March 2015 The IHEU calls out India at UN on Caste-based Discrimination The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has confronted India at the UN Human Rights Council for its failure to… Read More