Campaigns / 11 December 2006 Appeal of the French Estates General for Secularism On the initiative of IHEU member organization Libre Pensée, a meeting of the Estates General for Secularism was convened in… Read More
Campaigns / 29 November 2006 Europe – Christian or Secular? In an important speech to the European Parliament Working Group on Separation of Religion and Politics on 28th November, David… Read More
Campaigns / 27 November 2006 Ana Lita to speak on bioethics and religion Ana Lita, Director of the IHEU-Appignani Center for Bioethics, is to speak to New York City Atheists on Thursday, 30… Read More
9 November 2006 Human Rights Day – 10 December 2006 Human Rights Day is observed by the international community every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day in 1948… Read More
2 November 2006 Australia plans to fund school chaplains Ian Robinson, President of the Rationalist Society of Australia, has strongly criticised the Australian Government's plan to fund chaplains in… Read More
Conferences / 31 October 2006 Top bioethicists, physicians & psychiatrists to speak at UN panel: “Cognitive liberty in an age of neurotechnology” On Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, a panel of leading bioethicists, physicians & psychiatrists will discuss cognitive liberty at the United… Read More
Growth and Development / 30 October 2006 IHEU and HIVOS announce 2006-2008 grant programme Update: Applications for 2006 funding are now closed. Read More
27 October 2006 Romania: freedom of expression defended IHEU member organization Solidaritatea pentru Libertatea de Conştiinţă (Solidarity for Freedom of Conscience) is organizing a protest Folk-Rock Concert in… Read More
18 October 2006 What Future for Human Rights? Report on the chaotic second session of the new Human Rights Council In 2005, the UN Commission for Human Rights… Read More
13 October 2006 Perspectives on implementing the 1981 UN Declaration on Religious Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Matt Cherry, secretary of the United Nations Non-Government Organizations (NGO) Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Executive Director… Read More
6 October 2006 IHEU condemns restrictions on freedom of expression at the UN In a statement to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, IHEU has condemned attempts to stifle legitimate criticism of… Read More