Freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief

In October 2010, the UN Human Rights Council working group on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Program of…

The friends of Mauritania, mostly Islamic states, who spoke in an hour-long debate in the Human Rights Council Friday, 18…

With the recent discovery of new evidence that the Vatican ordered Catholic bishops not to cooperate with the civil authorities…

Speaking in a dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the 16th session of the United Nations Human…

Leo Igwe, IHEU Representative for Southern and Western Africa, has led a rescue of two children accused of witchcraft. The…

IHEU representative Leo Igwe has been imprisoned and beaten by police while rescuing two children accused of witchcraft. The incident,…

To mark International Human Rights Day, the International Humanist and Ethical Union is co-sponsoring an all day conference on “Apostasy,…

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is protesting the imprisonment of a Palestinian blogger for alleged atheism. Waleed Khalid…

Leo Igwe, IHEU’s representative for West and Southern Africa, is working to combat widespread human rights abuses caused by belief…

In response to a campaign by Humanists, the government of Malawi has promised to review the cases of more than…

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has accused Swiss authorities of behaving like “school yard bullies” towards a state…