International bodies

Today at the UN Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) used a review of Paraguay’s human…

Today at the United Nations, the International Humanist and Ethical Union’s (IHEU) director of advocacy, Elizabeth O’Casey, read out a poem that…

“Religious doctrine and the right to freedom of religion or belief should never be put before the rights of women…

On the first day of the 32nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union…

Consecutive Greek governments have pledged to reassess or abolish the country’s outdated “blasphemy” laws but have failed to achieve any progress, campaigners have…

Update 24 March: See the end of this post for results… A vital motion to be considered by the UN Human Rights Council,…

A submission made on behalf of twenty-two international non-government organizations (INGOs) for a debate at the Council of Europe features the work…

On International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has called on the…

In the wake of the World Health Organisation declaring the Zika virus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern last month, the…