11 December 2008 Nobel laureates condemn non-democratic countries for human rights abuses An audience of nearly 1000 – diplomats, NGO representatives, academics and students – descended on the General Assembly Hall at… Read More
11 December 2008 New Report: ‘Human Rights in Crisis’ on 60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration UN Watch has released a damning report on the Human Rights Council, "Human Rights in Crisis". The report gives a… Read More
17 November 2008 Islamic states ban secular and Human Rights websites The Arabic Network for Human Rights reports that the website of Arab Secularists http://www.3almani.org is facing a campaign to block… Read More
15 November 2008 Prof. A. C. Grayling joins IHEU at the Human Rights Council in Geneva A. C. Grayling, Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College London, is one of Britain's leading technical philosophers with a gift… Read More
10 November 2008 Universal Declaration of Human Rights flies into space 60 years after its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948, the Declaration is ready to… Read More
Humanists International News / 9 October 2008 Matt Cherry named international representative at IHEU IHEU has appointed Matt Cherry as its newest International Representative. Cherry brings twenty years as a professional leader to the… Read More
8 October 2008 Durban II – a new battlefront opens The second preparatory committee meeting to plan for the 2009 Durban Review Conference on Racism opened this week in Geneva.… Read More
6 October 2008 Islamic states draw new battle lines over Freedom of Expression On 2/3 October, over 200 national delegates and NGO representatives attended a unique two-day expert seminar at the UN Geneva… Read More
30 September 2008 The OIC’s ideological agenda for Durban II: a modern-day Inquisition My remarks are based on 27 years of researching in the field of international relations and conflicts, and on a… Read More
30 September 2008 Human Rights Council: The fight-back begins In what was probably a first for the United Nations, delegates to the Human Rights Council heard two Muslims describe… Read More
29 September 2008 Egypt accuses IHEU of inciting hatred An Egyptian delegate to the Human Rights Council has accused IHEU of inciting and promoting hatred. “Every statement [by this… Read More