Advocacy News / 22 June 2015 IHEU defends importance of free expression for LGBT people At the UN Human Rights Council today, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) defended the fundamental importance of respecting… Read More
Advocacy News / 22 June 2015 Culture, religion and tradition do not justify human rights abuse, says IHEU at UN At the UN Human Rights, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has outlined its concerns about notions of ‘culture’,… Read More
Advocacy News / 19 June 2015 End violence against women and comply with your duties on abortion, IHEU says to African states at UN During an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women at the UN Human Rights Council, the International… Read More
Advocacy News / 19 June 2015 International community needs to do more against forced labour and trafficking in Gulf States, urges IHEU In the wake of a number of corruption allegations surrounding the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), the International Humanist… Read More
Advocacy News / 19 June 2015 IHEU highlights role of child marriage in blocking girls’ right to education Around the world, girls are severely deprived when it comes to education. At the 29th session of the UN Human… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 March 2015 The IHEU calls out India at UN on Caste-based Discrimination The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has confronted India at the UN Human Rights Council for its failure to… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 March 2015 IHEU Representative elected to Freedom of Religion or Belief NGO Committee The International Humanist and Ethical Union’s (IHEU) Head of Delegation to the UN Human Rights Council, Elizabeth O’Casey, has been… Read More
Advocacy News / 24 March 2015 IHEU calls for end to empty rhetoric and hypocrisy on issue of free speech In a statement to the UN Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has raised its concerns… Read More
Advocacy News / 20 March 2015 IHEU calls on UN to do more to protect Mauritanian anti-slavery campaigners The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has raised the plight of anti-slavery activists in Mauritania with the UN Human… Read More
17 March 2015 IHEU to UN: We must protect the people who promote and defend the right to free expression We need the right to speak freely and critically about religion and related topics, and it is also vital that we protect those… Read More
General news / 17 March 2015 Denmark announces it will keep its blasphemy law During the current session of the UN Human Rights Council, Denmark has announced that, after conducting a review on the… Read More