General news / 26 March 2013 Announcing the IHEU-HIVOS 2013 grants programme Grants Announcement of the IHEU-HIVOS Humanist Network and Development programme for 2013. Read More
Young Humanists International / 5 December 2012 International Conference “West African Humanism in Action”, Accra, Ghana, 23-25 November 2012 Brief Report prepared by HAG and IHEYO, see also: http://ghanahumanists.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/rep… Or read a full report here. Over 55 people attended… Read More
General news / 16 August 2012 Religiosity suffers “a notable decline across the globe” There has been “a notable decline across the globe in self-description of being religious” in the last seven years, according… Read More
Members and partners / 31 July 2012 Malawi humanists launch report on witchcraft-based violence Humanists in Malawi have launched a new report on violence and other forms of persecution prompted by witchcraft accusations, and… Read More
Conferences / 15 March 2012 IHEU Hosts UN Seminar of Religion, Law, Democracy and Human Rights On 14 March 2012 at the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, in conjunction with the… Read More
Humanists International News / 14 March 2012 IHEU slams witchcraft belief at the UN In a speech today (14 March 2012) at the plenary of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, IHEU representative… Read More
Humanists International News / 9 March 2012 IHEU reminds Human Rights Council of Churches’ failure to protect children Following a lengthy discussion and debate on the rights of the child at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva… Read More
Action Alert / 4 January 2012 Nigerian witch hunter Helen Ukpabio bringing “gospel of hate” to the US In March, Nigeria's notorious witch hunter, Helen Ukpabio, is organising a “Deliverance Session” in the United States, according to infomation… Read More
Humanists International News / 24 November 2011 Statement by IHEU following the 36th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO Founded in the same year as UNESCO, by Julian Huxley and Bertrand Russell, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU)… Read More
11 October 2011 IHEU Representative Leo Igwe leaving Africa Leo Igwe is stepping down as International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) Representative for Western and Southern Africa, in order… Read More
Growth and Development / 28 July 2011 Humanism comes to Benin On July 26, 2011, nearly 30 people took part in the first ever Humanist meeting in the West African nation… Read More