24 September 2009 UN publishes IHEU statement on witchcraft in Africa The UN Human Rights Council has published IHEU's written statement on witchcraft in Africa. The statement documents the abuse of… Read More
24 September 2009 UN Human Rights Council: Universal Human Rights “Under Threat” Geneva, Switzerland -- In four statements to the United Nations (UN), made on Sept. 22, 2009, the International Humanist and… Read More
22 September 2009 UN: IHEU calls the Vatican to account over child abuse [Video now available] The Vatican (known in diplomatic circles at the "Holy See") was accused by IHEU at the UN… Read More
22 September 2009 IHEU calls for better education and policing to eliminate witchcraft and witch “cures” in Africa In a joint statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council, IHEU has called on the Council to join the… Read More
22 September 2009 IHEU protests modern slavery in Sudan and Mauritania In a joint statement with the Association for World Education, IHEU has strongly criticised the continuation of chattel slavery affecting… Read More
Members and partners / 21 September 2009 French Freethinkers resolution on the wearing of religious clothing in private life At its national congress last month, French IHEU member organization Libre Pensée unanimously passed a resolution on respect for private… Read More
18 September 2009 UN publishes IHEU statement on child abuse and the Holy See The UN Human Rights Council today published a written statement by IHEU on the role of the Holy See in… Read More
17 September 2009 IHEU attacks religious discrimination and violence at UN [Subtitled video now available] In a speech to the 12th session of the Human Rights Council on 16 September, IHEU… Read More
Young Humanists International / 8 September 2009 IHEYO Youthspeak – September 2009 IHEYO has published the September issue of Youthspeak. In this issue: Presidential Note: Can Secularism Save Ailing Religious Nations? Editorial:… Read More
3 August 2009 IHEU protests attack in Nigeria In a letter sent to the Nigerian High Commission in the UK, IHEU's President Sonja Eggerickx has protested at the… Read More
Members and partners / 13 July 2009 Cashman and Tatchell lead gay Humanist 30th birthday celebrations, warn of new threats Over 120 people crowded into London's Bishopsgate Institute on the evening of 10th July to celebrate the 30th birthday of… Read More