General news / 11 June 2013 NGOs attack India over caste and Dalit rights Several NGOs spoke out today (11 June 2013) at the Human Rights Council in Geneva about the appalling treatment of… Read More
General news / 10 June 2013 Humanist delegations defend rights of atheists at United Nations Humanists at the United Nations have coordinated a series of speeches on human rights issues affecting atheists and those accused… Read More
Humanists International News / 6 June 2013 Humanists Speak Out on Human Rights Abuse – UN Geneva The international humanist team at the UN Geneva led by IHEU spoke three times in the debate on civil and… Read More
6 June 2013 Cultural Rights and Discrimination Against Women – UN Geneva Speaking on Monday 3rd. June 2013 at the UN Geneva, Elizabeth O’Casey, main representative of Center for Inquiry condemned those… Read More
General news / 20 May 2013 The Safety of Journalists and the Freedom of the Press Reports are emerging today of a crackdown on media in Uganda, with Monitor group newspapers and radio stations "besieged"… Read More
3 May 2013 IHEU responds to Bulgaria on the plight of children in institutions. No investigation of the children's deaths On 4th April 2013 Bulgaria responded to criticism by IHEU of the appalling treatment… Read More
3 May 2013 Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) – report on Resolution on Safeguarding human rights in relation to religion and belief. David Pollock, IHEU's Head of Delegation to Council of Europe, reports on Resolution on Safeguarding human rights in relation to… Read More
General news / 14 March 2013 OIC attacks free expression while ignoring real human rights crises – IHEU In a statement to the UN Human Rights Council, Tuesday, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) criticised the Organisation… Read More
General news / 13 March 2013 “Why must I be killed?” asks Moroccan atheist Speaking as a representative attached to the IHEU delegation at the Human Rights Council, Kacem El Ghazzali told how he… Read More
General news / 12 March 2013 Iran admits torture following pressure from IHEU at the UN Following pressure from our delegation, Iran was forced to back down from its statement yesterday that torture didn't happen in… Read More
General news / 11 March 2013 IHEU calls for the regulation of private military organisations Humanists at the United Nations today called on the Human Rights Council to adopt a resolution to regulate the activities… Read More