Humanists International News / 13 October 2010 Swiss dubbed ‘school yard bullies’ for firing non-religious teacher The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has accused Swiss authorities of behaving like “school yard bullies” towards a state… Read More
Members and partners / 12 October 2010 British Humanist Association mourns Claire Rayner, Vice President and former President The British Humanist Association (BHA) reports with sadness the death of Claire Rayner, BHA President from 1999 to 2004, and… Read More
Humanists International News / 6 October 2010 Defending freedom of expression at Council of Europe The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has submitted a Paper to a recent Council of Europe conference called to… Read More
24 September 2010 IHEU Meets the new UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, PhD, is an academic who spent… Read More
20 September 2010 IHEU demands action from Human Rights Council on stoning, honour killing and impunity Speaking on 20 September 2010 at 15th session of the UN Human Rights Council, IHEU representative Raheel Raza spoke of the… Read More
Media / 19 September 2010 Twelve thousand protest the Pope in London A “Protest the Pope” march brought ten times as many people as expected to a rally opposite Downing Street, in… Read More
18 September 2010 Standing up for freedom of expression On Thursday September 17 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, International PEN, with support from three other organisations and the… Read More
17 September 2010 Raheel Raza confronts Tariq Ramadan and Pakistan at the United Nations Famous human rights activist, Board member of the Muslim Canadian Congress and International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) Representative Raheel… Read More
Humanists International News / 15 September 2010 IHEU silenced at UN for attempting to question the role of Islam in the persistence of slavery It was just three years ago that the outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour said "there can be no taboos… Read More
15 September 2010 IHEU attacks failure of the Islamic States to protect the Human Rights of Women In her first statement as an IHEU representative at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Raheel Raza, a well-known women's rights activist… Read More
Members and partners / 14 September 2010 Protestors Rally Against Pope’s State Visit to the UK Organizers of the "Protest the Pope" march and rally on Saturday 18th September have announced the speakers for the rally… Read More