Conferences / 30 March 2017 Report from UN Human Rights Council – March 2017 Elizabeth O’Casey is Director of Advocacy for the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) The March session is the longest session… Read More
Advocacy News / 17 March 2017 Freedom of religion or belief should not be used to discriminate against others, says IHEU to UN High Commissioner During an interactive dialogue with the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, IHEU highlighted how the right to freedom of… Read More
Advocacy News / 16 March 2017 Child sacrifice, LGBTI discrimination, maternal mortality: Uganda’s human rights record Child sacrifice, discrimination against LGBTI people, high maternal mortality and hostility to NGOs. These were four key concerns highlighted by… Read More
Humanists International News / 23 January 2017 Humanists and civil rights activists mourn and celebrate life of Ramon Casha We are deeply saddened by the death of Ramon Casha, chair of the Malta Humanist Association, and a campaigner of… Read More
Conferences / 19 October 2016 We must resist “debased” forms of freedom of religion or belief President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), Andrew Copson, spoke this morning at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth… Read More
Advocacy News / 19 September 2016 At UN, IHEU highlights preaching of anti-LGBTI hate in Nigeria and Uganda The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) – in cooperation with Interfaith Diversity Network of West Africa, the Coalition for… Read More
Advocacy News / 1 July 2016 UN passes historic resolution calling for Independent Expert on LGBTI rights In an historic move, the United Nations has adopted a resolution to appoint the first Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation… Read More
Advocacy News / 14 June 2016 IHEU calls on UN to protect human rights defenders On the first day of the 32nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union… Read More
General news / 13 June 2016 “Humanism is the ultimate, long-standing and unfaltering ally of LGBTI people everywhere.” Humanists around the world have reacted with sadness and renewed determination in the face of the Orlando LGBTI nightclub massacre.… Read More
General news / 12 May 2016 Witnessing Horror in Father’s Dream Land: Tribute to a Believer in Free Speech Rumana Hashem asks how the horrors of mob killing — including many unreported incidents — is destroying the social fabric of… Read More
25 April 2016 Two LGBT activists are latest victims of serial killings in Bangladesh Two LGBT activists have been hacked to death at a house in Kalabagan, Dhaka. Xulhaz Mannan was editor of the LGBT magazine Roopbaan and… Read More