Humanists International News / 3 March 2011 IHEU blasts Human Rights Council on its selectivity Speaking in a dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the 16th session of the United Nations Human… Read More
3 March 2011 UN publishes two IHEU reports: on Corruption, and on Child Abuse and the Holy See The UN Human Rights Council has published two reports by IHEU in connection with the 16th session of the Council… Read More
Humanists International News / 25 February 2011 A rare victory for Human Rights On 25 February 2011, at a hastily called special session, the United Nations Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution to seek the suspension on… Read More
Action Alert / 15 February 2011 IHEU Rep rescues two more “witch children” Leo Igwe, IHEU Representative for Southern and Western Africa, has led a rescue of two children accused of witchcraft. The… Read More
7 February 2011 From the UN: Freedom of Information The murder of journalists in Russia, the jailing of bloggers in China, the onslaught against independent media in Iran, and… Read More
General news / 26 November 2010 From the UN: Inequality and the Millennium Development Goals To quote the ancient Greek biographer Plutarch, “An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment… Read More
Action Alert / 18 November 2010 IHEU protests Palestinian atheist persecution The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is protesting the imprisonment of a Palestinian blogger for alleged atheism. Waleed Khalid… Read More
13 October 2010 From the UN: Peacekeeping and peace building The United Nations was founded in 1945, after the horrors of World War II. One of the all important primary… Read More
24 September 2010 IHEU Meets the new UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, PhD, is an academic who spent… Read More
20 September 2010 IHEU demands action from Human Rights Council on stoning, honour killing and impunity Speaking on 20 September 2010 at 15th session of the UN Human Rights Council, IHEU representative Raheel Raza spoke of the… Read More
18 September 2010 Standing up for freedom of expression On Thursday September 17 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, International PEN, with support from three other organisations and the… Read More