Advocacy Statement / 2018 / Iran / UN Human Rights Council / Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention / The human rights situation in Iran ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 37th Session (27th February – 23rd March 2018) General… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2018 / El Salvador / UN Human Rights Council / Item 8: Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action / Human rights violations arising from criminalization of abortion ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 38th Session (18th June – 6th July 2018) General… Read More
8 November 2018 NGOs call for release of Mauritanian Blogger still detained a year after court quashed his death sentence The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has joined 31 NGOs in calling on Mauritania to release anti-slavery blogger, Mohamed… Read More
Featured Story 31 October 2018 Asia Bibi acquitted of ‘blasphemy’ in Pakistan One of the world’s most infamous convictions for ‘blasphemy’ has been overturned by the Supreme Court in Pakistan. IHEU calls… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2018 / India / UN Human Rights Council / Item 8: Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action / Harmful witchcraft beliefs and practices ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 39th Session (10th – 28th September 2018) General Debate… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2018 / Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe / The right to equality and non-discrimination: A refutation of the Holy See at the OSCE OSCE 2018 HUMAN DIMENSION IMPLEMENTATION MEETING Working session 4: Rule of law I, including independence of the judiciary, right to… Read More
Humanists International News / 29 October 2018 IHEU launches 2018 Freedom of Thought Report In a world first, a list of the best and worst countries to be an atheist has been published. The… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2018 / Russia / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR Statement on Russia ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 39th Session (10th – 28th September 2018) UPR: Russian… Read More
Campaigns / 27 October 2018 Victory: Ireland votes to remove ‘blasphemy’ from constitution In an historic move, the people of Ireland have voted to remove ‘blasphemy’ from their constitution. The people of Ireland… Read More
Members and partners / 27 October 2018 IHEU President helps Danish Humanists celebrate 10 years The President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, Andrew Copson, travelled to Copenhagen to congratulate the Danish Humanist Association… Read More
26 October 2018 IHEU ‘frustrated’, as European Court fails to overturn ‘blasphemy’ conviction in Austria In a recent judgement, the European Court of Human Rights has refused to overturn a conviction for ‘disparaging religious doctrines’… Read More