25 September 2008 Growing opposition to the concept of “defamation of religion” The tide really does seem to be turning in the debate on combating defamation of religion – even to the… Read More
25 September 2008 Criticism of religion is not blasphemy The IHEU position on defamation of religion was strongly supported on 23 September 2008 in a statement to the Human… Read More
23 September 2008 IHEU speaks out (cautiously) against OIC censorship at UN Following the successful attempts by the Islamic States at the 7th and 8th sessions of the Human Rights Council in… Read More
23 September 2008 USA speaks out strongly against OIC manoeuvring on “defamation of religion” The US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, John V. Hanford III, has strongly supported freedom of religion and… Read More
11 August 2008 IHEU’s UN campaign highlighted in Canada IHEU's campaign for freedom of expression at the UN Human Rights Council has been highlighted by Macleans, the Canadian news… Read More
Growth and Development / 28 July 2008 IHEU-HIVOS 2008 grants programme IHEU invites applications for funding in the 2008 IHEU-HIVOS grants programme. The deadline for applications was September 30th, 2008. APPLICATIONS… Read More
Humanists International News / 27 June 2008 Support for IHEU’s work at the UN Human Rights Council Support for and interest in IHEU's work for freedom of expression at the UN has come from many commentators, following… Read More
23 June 2008 Discussion of religious questions now banned at UN Human Rights Council The UN Human Rights Council is not allowed to judge religions, according to president Doru Romulus Costea of Romania. Criticism… Read More
15 June 2008 World Association of Newspapers condemns UN Human Rights Council on freedom of expression The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) and World Editors Forum has condemned the UN Human Rights Council’s repeated efforts to… Read More
18 April 2008 IHEU and NSS sound the alarm on freedom of expression at the UN At the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday, 15 April, states belonging to the Organisation of Islamic Conference… Read More
30 March 2008 Vote on freedom of expression marks the end of Universal Human Rights For the past eleven years the organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), representing the 57 Islamic States, has been tightening… Read More