7 June 2010 IHEU pleads for women’s autonomy at UN In the annual all-day debate on the Human Rights of Women at the UN Human Rights Council, IHEU representative Magali… Read More
4 June 2010 Maldavian faces death for “failure to believe” When the renowned Islamist preacher Dr Zakir Naik visited the Maldives this week his audience of over 11000 was the… Read More
1 June 2010 IHEU cites misogyny and corruption as major obstacles to development At the Millennium Summit in New York exactly ten years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted ten "Millennium Development Goals"… Read More
General news / 27 May 2010 IHEU welcomes UN focus on Nigerian witch hunts The disgraceful problem of child witch hunts in Nigeria was addressed for the first time this week by the United… Read More
Media / 13 May 2010 Freedom of Conscience and religious persecution in Africa Leo Igwe, IHEU’s representative for West Africa, spoke about Freedom of Conscience and Religious Persecution in Africa at the 47th… Read More
Young Humanists International / 9 May 2010 How About Non-Religious Rights? Dear Readers of the YouthSpeak, The theme of this edition of the e-zine is ‘Blasphemy and Religious Rights’ and it… Read More
30 April 2010 From the UN: World Press Freedom Day, May 3 Five journalists were assassinated in Honduras last month, all in drive-by shootings. In a wave of drug-related violence in the… Read More
Campaigns / 27 April 2010 IHEU welcomes Iran’s withdrawal from UN Human Rights role Following a campaign by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and other human rights supporters, the Islamic Republic of… Read More
Young Humanists International / 11 April 2010 Religious Freedom and Freedom of Speech Under that theme „Religious freedom and freedom of speech“ two umbrella organisations (DFW and IBKA), both based in Germany invited… Read More
Campaigns / 1 April 2010 Keep Iran out of the UN Human Rights Council Update: Iran has withdrawn its candidacy. IHEU President Sonja Eggerickx today launched an international appeal to keep Iran out of… Read More
25 March 2010 Gap closing on “Defamation of Religion” On 25 March, in the closest vote yet on "Combating Defamation of Religion", the UN Human Rights Council adopted the… Read More