Human rights

Last week saw experts and campaigners on caste discrimination come together in Kathmandu, Nepal, for a second World Conference on…

News is breaking of further atrocities in Nigeria today. Yesterday the Islamist terror group Boko Haram again attacked villages in Borno…

Humanist and secular organizations, as well as civil liberties and human rights groups around the world, have responded with outrage…

During a discussion on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action at the Human Rights Council this week, IHEU representative,…

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) spoke at the 25th session of the Human Rights council today on the topic…

In the wake of Nigeria enacting a bill banning all gay associations and meetings, the country has seen dozens of anti-gay arrests, men…

During the UN Human Rights Council’s annual discussion on the human rights of persons with disabilities, IHEU representative Hannah Bock,…

Several states in which convicted ‘blasphemers’ are currently in jail are also current members of the Human Rights Council. This…

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has spoken out about slavery in Mauritania on several occasions at the United…

The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is taking part again this year at the United Nations Human Rights Council…

After years of wrangling back and forth, and in the face of significant pressure from international partners, President Yoweri Museveni…