Humanists International News / 4 July 2016 IHEU condemns persecution of Rohingyas in Myanmar The following resolution was approved by the General Assembly of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) 2016. The situation… Read More
Humanists International News / 4 July 2016 The situation in Iraq and Syria The following resolution was approved by the General Assembly of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) 2016. The crisis… Read More
Advocacy News / 4 July 2016 UN appoints new Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief At the close of the 32nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, the appointment of Dr Ahmed Shaheed as… Read More
Advocacy News / 1 July 2016 UN passes historic resolution calling for Independent Expert on LGBTI rights In an historic move, the United Nations has adopted a resolution to appoint the first Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation… Read More
Advocacy News / 29 June 2016 UN must “recognise the pernicious nature and illegal status of blasphemy laws” says IHEU The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has once again reiterated to the UN Human Rights Council that anti-blasphemy laws… Read More
Advocacy News / 29 June 2016 IHEU and IDSN call on India to protect Dalit rights and civil society space The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), in association with International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) has called on India to… Read More
Advocacy News / 24 June 2016 At UN, IHEU and Danish Humanist Society call on Denmark to abolish blasphemy law Humanists told the UN Human Rights Council this morning that “the state-church institution is fundamentally unfair” in Denmark as elsewhere,… Read More
Advocacy News / 23 June 2016 At UN, IHEU highlights Paraguay’s “cruel laws and culture surrounding reproductive rights and child abuse” Today at the UN Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) used a review of Paraguay’s human… Read More
Advocacy News / 22 June 2016 IHEU reads poem banned in Saudi for ‘apostasy’ to delegates at UN Today at the United Nations, the International Humanist and Ethical Union’s (IHEU) director of advocacy, Elizabeth O’Casey, read out a poem that… Read More
Humanists International News / 21 June 2016 Now is the time to put ourselves out there! A greeting from the new president of IHEYO, Marieke Prien, for International Humanist Day, 21 June 2016 For me it is… Read More
Humanists International News / 21 June 2016 World Humanist Day 2016: IHEU President’s statement World Humanist Day is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the contribution that humanism and humanists have made to the… Read More