From the UN: Population, Women and Resources
This week the world’s population officially reached seven billion people. Yet United Nations (UN) projections now suggest that the world’s…
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From the United Nations: World Malaria Day 2011
Malaria has been a human scourge for thousands of years. One of the United Nations major health goals is to…
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IHEU pleads for equality for all under the law
According to the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, European policies of multiculturalism have “utterly failed”. Certainly, when intolerance and discrimination are…
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IHEU questions the need for “complementary standards” on freedom of expression
The 57 Islamic States and their allies have for several years been pushing the Human Rights Council to tighten international…
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IHEU condemns Holy See for undermining democracy and human rights
Speaking at the 18th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 23 September, IHEU representative Cathy Buchs condemned the…
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IHEU attacks traditional practices leading to maternal deaths
IHEU representative Hannah Bock raised two examples of traditional practices that are continuing to impede efforts to reduce maternal mortality:…
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IHEU calls on religious leaders to condemn violence, again and again and again…
Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva today (12 September 2011), IHEU representative Hannah Bock called on religious leaders…
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Irish PM condemns the Vatican for ‘managing’ “the rape and torture of children” FR
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has gained an unexpected ally in its criticism of the Roman Catholic Church’s…
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Corruption and human rights
International Humanist and Ethical Union UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: 16th Session (28 February to 25 March 2011) Item 2, Reports…
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Gay Humanists welcome United Nations resolution
The UK gay Humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) has warmly welcomed the UN Human Rights Council resolution on…
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From the UN: World Health Day
The theme for this year’s World Health Day—on April 7, 2011—was “Combat Drug Resistance”. It raised the alarm about the…
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