Rahaf was not the first woman to flee sexual apartheid – and she won’t be the last
Rahaf al-Qunun is singular in her courage and tenacity. Yet she is not the first and will not be the…
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Attacks on Dalit Rationalists
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (25th February – 22nd March…
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Fundamentalism rising
An event to discuss together the rise of Islamist and Hindutva fundamentalism in Bangladesh and India respectively, with a panel…
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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…
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UPR statement on Ghana
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 37th Session (27th February – 23rd March 2018) UPR…
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Human rights violations arising from criminalization of abortion
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 38th Session (18th June – 6th July 2018) General…
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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…
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UPR Statement on Russia
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 39th Session (10th – 28th September 2018) UPR: Russian…
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Populism and anti-LGBTI prejudice
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 38th Session…
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Culture, religion and the human rights framework: Some reflections after the 37th session of the Human Rights Council
After the closing of the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council, IHEU Director of Advocacy, Elizabeth O’Casey, reflects…
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