Humanists International News / 18 April 2011 Council of Europe moves to make Humanists equal with religions The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has welcomed the Council of Europe’s move to include Humanist organizations in international… Read More
Members and partners / 4 April 2011 Grayling named president of British Humanist Association A. C. Grayling, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) representative to the UN Human Rights Council, has been appointed the… Read More
General news / 31 March 2011 From the UN: World Day of Social Justice The World Day of Social Justice, observed this year on Feb. 20, is an urgent call for all countries to… Read More
Humanists International News / 23 March 2011 Don’t mention the caste system! In October 2010, the UN Human Rights Council working group on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Program of… Read More
Humanists International News / 22 March 2011 IHEU attacks “traditional values” which undermine human rights In a morning-long debate on traditional values at the Human Rights Council on Tuesday 22 March 2011, the Pakistani delegate,… Read More
22 March 2011 Victory in sight on defamation of religion? In what looks like a major climb down on the part of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) this… Read More
Humanists International News / 22 March 2011 IHEU criticizes Mauritania over slavery and the death penalty for homosexuals The friends of Mauritania, mostly Islamic states, who spoke in an hour-long debate in the Human Rights Council Friday, 18… Read More
Humanists International News / 16 March 2011 IHEU again calls Holy See to account at UN With the recent discovery of new evidence that the Vatican ordered Catholic bishops not to cooperate with the civil authorities… Read More
Humanists International News / 16 March 2011 Do Islamic states really care about incitement to hatred and violence? In a joint statement by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and Centre for Inquiry (CFI) at the UN… Read More
Humanists International News / 14 March 2011 IHEU collaborates with Center for Inquiry on attack on blasphemy laws at UN When IHEU were prevented on a technicality from delivering a speech on blasphemy and violence in the name of religion at… Read More
Campaigns / 4 March 2011 UN must address corruption and human rights abuses Today at the United Nations, IHEU focused attention on the connection between corruption and human rights abuses. In a statement… Read More