17 September 2010 Raheel Raza confronts Tariq Ramadan and Pakistan at the United Nations Famous human rights activist, Board member of the Muslim Canadian Congress and International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) Representative Raheel… Read More
Humanists International News / 15 September 2010 IHEU silenced at UN for attempting to question the role of Islam in the persistence of slavery It was just three years ago that the outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour said "there can be no taboos… Read More
15 September 2010 IHEU attacks failure of the Islamic States to protect the Human Rights of Women In her first statement as an IHEU representative at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Raheel Raza, a well-known women's rights activist… Read More
21 July 2010 From the UN: Millennium Development Goals, 2010 In the year 2000, the member states at the United Nations undertook an ambitious challenge to meet the basic needs… Read More
15 June 2010 Slavery and Non-belief In a statement to the Human Rights Council today, 15 June 2010, IHEU Main Representative, Roy Brown, protested against discrimination… Read More
15 June 2010 Women’s Right to Life In a statement to the Human Rights Council this morning, 15 June 2010, IHEU Main Representative, Roy Brown, highlighted the… Read More
9 June 2010 Pakistan “playing with fire” In a strong statement to the Human Rights Council this morning, IHEU main Representative, Roy Brown accused Pakistan of encouraging… Read More
8 June 2010 IHEU condemns UK, Ireland and Pakistan over Freedom of Expression In a speech condemning the recent passage of a blasphemy law in Ireland, and UK legislation which criminalises, among other… Read More
7 June 2010 IHEU pleads for women’s autonomy at UN In the annual all-day debate on the Human Rights of Women at the UN Human Rights Council, IHEU representative Magali… Read More
1 June 2010 IHEU cites misogyny and corruption as major obstacles to development At the Millennium Summit in New York exactly ten years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted ten "Millennium Development Goals"… Read More
General news / 27 May 2010 IHEU welcomes UN focus on Nigerian witch hunts The disgraceful problem of child witch hunts in Nigeria was addressed for the first time this week by the United… Read More