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
Campaigns / 4 October 2006 The Redeker affair IHEU member organization Libre Pensée has condemned recent death threats for “blasphemy” against Robert Redeker as a blatant attempt at… Read More
20 September 2006 IHEU and NGOs press for UN action on Darfur In collaboration with more than 40 other NGOs, particularly the Association for World Education, IHEU has been pressing the UN… Read More
6 September 2006 Libre Pensée and Ligue de l’Enseignement launch joint campaign to preserve separation of religion and state A new Joint Declaration signed by IHEU member organization Libre Pensée and the Ligue de l’Enseignement sets out their absolute… Read More
4 September 2006 NO to “Notre Dame John Paul II Square”! IHEU's French member organization Libre Pensée has condemned the decision of the Paris local goverment to name a square after… Read More