15 June 2010 Slavery and Non-belief In a statement to the Human Rights Council today, 15 June 2010, IHEU Main Representative, Roy Brown, protested against discrimination… Read More
Campaigns / 3 March 2010 UK House of Lords adopts measure against caste discrimination Following intensive lobbying by the National Secular Society (NSS, an IHEU member organization), the UK’s House of Lords on 2… Read More
Members and partners / 28 June 2009 Australian Humanists of the Year honoured for protecting human rights of asylum seekers Julian Burnside, QC, barrister and Kate Durham, artist have been honoured for assisting asylum seekers redress infringements to their human… Read More
18 June 2009 UN begins to move on caste discrimination Caste discrimination “clealy falls within my mandate” claimed the newly-appointed UN Special Rapporteur on Racism Mr Mugai, speaking on 16… Read More
18 June 2009 IHEU challenges the view that “defamation of religion” is a form of racism On 16 June, during the general debate on racism at the Human Rights Council, the Pakistani delegate Muhammad Saeed Sarwar,… Read More
Campaigns / 10 June 2009 Global initiative against untouchability launched in London The first “World Conference on Untouchability” concluded today [10 June 2009] with the launch of a global initiative against caste… Read More
Campaigns / 10 June 2009 Superstition kills: new film premieres at World Conference on Untouchability In a new 30-minute film, Swedish film maker Henrik Thome tracks IHEU's International Director Babu Gogineni as he and his… Read More
Conferences / 9 June 2009 BBC features IHEU World Conference on Untouchability The BBC has reported on the First World Conference on Untouchability, which opens in London today [9 June 2009]. The… Read More
Conferences / 8 June 2009 Parliamentary questions precede first World Conference on Untouchability in London, June 9 & 10 The first "World Conference on Untouchability" has prompted questions in the House of Commons and the House of Lords about… Read More
Campaigns / 4 June 2009 IHEU and NSS propose work programme to European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights In a remarkable document, IHEU and its member organization the National Secular Society have proposed a wide-ranging list of modern-day… Read More
Conferences / 3 June 2009 Programme for IHEU World Conference on Untouchability The full programme for IHEU’s World Conference on Untouchability has been published. The conference will be held at the Conway… Read More