Members and partners / 26 June 2007 US Supreme Court allows executive to violate first amendment IHEU member organization American Humanist Association reports that the US Supreme Court today (25 June 2007), in a 5-4 decision,… Read More
Campaigns / 22 May 2007 IHEU defends separation of religion and state at the Council of Europe IHEU was represented at a recent conference organized by the Council of Europe, "The Religious Dimension in intercultural Dialogue". IHEU… Read More
2 April 2007 Sins of omission The report (below) on the fourth session of the Human Rights Council that ended on 30 March concentrates on two… Read More
2 April 2007 How the Islamic states dominate the UN Human Rights Council The fourth session of the new Human Rights Council was held in Geneva from 12 to 30 March 2007, but… Read More
16 March 2007 UN report condemns Sudan Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams, who led a UN Human Rights Council mission to Darfur but whose team was… Read More
Growth and Development / 30 October 2006 IHEU and HIVOS announce 2006-2008 grant programme Update: Applications for 2006 funding are now closed. Read More
27 October 2006 Romania: freedom of expression defended IHEU member organization Solidaritatea pentru Libertatea de Conştiinţă (Solidarity for Freedom of Conscience) is organizing a protest Folk-Rock Concert in… Read More
18 October 2006 What Future for Human Rights? Report on the chaotic second session of the new Human Rights Council In 2005, the UN Commission for Human Rights… Read More
13 October 2006 Perspectives on implementing the 1981 UN Declaration on Religious Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Matt Cherry, secretary of the United Nations Non-Government Organizations (NGO) Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Executive Director… Read More
6 October 2006 IHEU condemns restrictions on freedom of expression at the UN In a statement to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, IHEU has condemned attempts to stifle legitimate criticism of… Read More
Campaigns / 4 October 2006 The Redeker affair IHEU member organization Libre Pensée has condemned recent death threats for “blasphemy” against Robert Redeker as a blatant attempt at… Read More