Young Humanists International / 3 November 2008 NEW: Column – Witchcraft and Poverty Witchcraft and the Global Efforts to Make Poverty History Of days in a year, October 17 is set aside as… Read More
Young Humanists International / 23 October 2008 Portray of the month: Ayaan Hirsi Ali Ayaan Hirsi Ali Ayaan Hirsi Ali born 1969 in Mogadishu, Somalia is a Dutch feminist, writer, and politician. Her father,… Read More
8 October 2008 Durban II – a new battlefront opens The second preparatory committee meeting to plan for the 2009 Durban Review Conference on Racism opened this week in Geneva.… Read More
6 October 2008 Islamic states draw new battle lines over Freedom of Expression On 2/3 October, over 200 national delegates and NGO representatives attended a unique two-day expert seminar at the UN Geneva… Read More
Young Humanists International / 30 September 2008 News around the world – Pakistan – Conflicts in Pakistan I) CONFLICTS in multi-cultural society of Pakistan Gulalai Ismail – Aware Girls Pakistan Pakistani society is a multicultural society. There… Read More
30 September 2008 The OIC’s ideological agenda for Durban II: a modern-day Inquisition My remarks are based on 27 years of researching in the field of international relations and conflicts, and on a… Read More
30 September 2008 Human Rights Council: The fight-back begins In what was probably a first for the United Nations, delegates to the Human Rights Council heard two Muslims describe… Read More
29 September 2008 Egypt accuses IHEU of inciting hatred An Egyptian delegate to the Human Rights Council has accused IHEU of inciting and promoting hatred. “Every statement [by this… Read More
Campaigns / 26 September 2008 Recognition for the Ainu Japan's parliament has adopted a resolution that, for the first time, formally recognises the Ainu as "an indigenous people with… Read More
25 September 2008 Growing opposition to the concept of “defamation of religion” The tide really does seem to be turning in the debate on combating defamation of religion – even to the… Read More
25 September 2008 Criticism of religion is not blasphemy The IHEU position on defamation of religion was strongly supported on 23 September 2008 in a statement to the Human… Read More