Action Alert / 24 January 2012 Humanists condemn another attack on atheist expression at London University Yet another Humanist student group in London is being threatened with censorship for talking about Islam. The London School of… Read More
Members and partners / 17 January 2012 Threats of violence force cancellation of London University talk on sharia law A meeting at the University of London had to be cancelled yesterday after threats of religious violence. The talk on… Read More
Action Alert / 17 November 2011 Let Khalid Saeed stay in Sweden The Humanist Movement in Sweden and the International Humanist community call upon the Swedish authorities to reopen the case of… Read More
Campaigns / 4 May 2011 IHEU calls for the abolition of Africa’s blasphemy laws The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has called on the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) to… Read More
Humanists International News / 22 March 2011 IHEU attacks “traditional values” which undermine human rights In a morning-long debate on traditional values at the Human Rights Council on Tuesday 22 March 2011, the Pakistani delegate,… Read More
22 March 2011 Victory in sight on defamation of religion? In what looks like a major climb down on the part of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) this… Read More
Humanists International News / 22 March 2011 IHEU criticizes Mauritania over slavery and the death penalty for homosexuals The friends of Mauritania, mostly Islamic states, who spoke in an hour-long debate in the Human Rights Council Friday, 18… Read More
Humanists International News / 16 March 2011 Do Islamic states really care about incitement to hatred and violence? In a joint statement by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and Centre for Inquiry (CFI) at the UN… Read More
Humanists International News / 14 March 2011 IHEU collaborates with Center for Inquiry on attack on blasphemy laws at UN When IHEU were prevented on a technicality from delivering a speech on blasphemy and violence in the name of religion at… Read More
Humanists International News / 25 February 2011 A rare victory for Human Rights On 25 February 2011, at a hastily called special session, the United Nations Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution to seek the suspension on… Read More
7 February 2011 From the UN: Freedom of Information The murder of journalists in Russia, the jailing of bloggers in China, the onslaught against independent media in Iran, and… Read More