At UN, IHEU and Danish Humanist Society call on Denmark to abolish blasphemy law
Humanists told the UN Human Rights Council this morning that “the state-church institution is fundamentally unfair” in Denmark as elsewhere,…
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IHEU reads poem banned in Saudi for ‘apostasy’ to delegates at UN
Today at the United Nations, the International Humanist and Ethical Union’s (IHEU) director of advocacy, Elizabeth O’Casey, read out a poem that…
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Now is the time to put ourselves out there!
A greeting from the new president of IHEYO, Marieke Prien, for International Humanist Day, 21 June 2016 For me it is…
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World Humanist Day 2016: IHEU President’s statement
World Humanist Day is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the contribution that humanism and humanists have made to the…
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Religious doctrine can never trump equality and rights of women, says IHEU to UN
“Religious doctrine and the right to freedom of religion or belief should never be put before the rights of women…
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“Humanism is the ultimate, long-standing and unfaltering ally of LGBTI people everywhere.”
Humanists around the world have reacted with sadness and renewed determination in the face of the Orlando LGBTI nightclub massacre.…
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Witnessing Horror in Father’s Dream Land: Tribute to a Believer in Free Speech
Rumana Hashem asks how the horrors of mob killing — including many unreported incidents — is destroying the social fabric of…
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Two LGBT activists are latest victims of serial killings in Bangladesh
Two LGBT activists have been hacked to death at a house in Kalabagan, Dhaka. Xulhaz Mannan was editor of the LGBT magazine Roopbaan and…
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Academic hacked to death in Bangladesh
Early this morning (Saturday 23 April) a university lecturer was hacked to death in Bangladesh. Professor Rezaul Karim Siddique was a teacher…
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Death sentence upheld against Mauritanian blogger for “insulting” Islam
An appeals court in Mauritania yesterday upheld a death sentence handed down to Mohamed Cheikh Ould M’kheitir in December 2014 for “apostasy”. The International…
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Young writer sentenced to death for “apostasy” will get appeal – but no lawyer
A young Mauritanian writer, Mohamed Cheikh Ould M’kheitir, sentenced to death for “apostasy” in 2014, will have his appeal heard later…
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