Members and partners / 9 September 2010 BBC panned for bias in support of stoning Maryam Namazie, from IHEU member organization the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, is protesting against “gross inaccuracies” and “biased reporting”… Read More
Young Humanists International / 11 July 2010 Kids wrestle with religion at Camp Quest The camp director’s housekeeping lecture met the usual disinterest from the dining hall full of sweaty, bug-bitten kids. Messy cabins… 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
11 February 2010 Qatar rejects appeals to respect Human Rights The appalling lack of human rights in even the most liberal of Islamic States was highlighted this week when Qatar… Read More
General news / 8 February 2010 Stephen Fry joins British Humanist membership boom The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed the author, comedian, presenter, and director Stephen Fry to its membership and as… Read More
Members and partners / 4 February 2010 Humanists praise President Obama for his remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast The American Humanist Association (a founding member organization of the International Humanist and Ethical Union) has praised President Obama's comments… Read More
Members and partners / 29 January 2010 Anti-Gay demonstrations in Kampala Homophobia is the greatest test Humanists are facing today in Uganda. As I write this piece, demonstrators - a bunch… Read More
Young Humanists International / 10 January 2010 Ugandan President Urges Softening of Anti-Gay Bill KAMPALA, Uganda (AP)—A provision that would impose the death penalty for some gays is likely to be removed from the… Read More
Campaigns / 17 December 2009 Humanists protest anti-gay legislation in Rwanda The UK gay Humanist charity, the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT), is appalled to learn that yet another African country, Rwanda,… Read More
23 November 2009 “No Sharia” rally in London brings together Muslims and Humanists Muslims, ex-Muslims and non-Muslims joined forces in London to protest against Sharia and against all religious laws and courts. The… Read More
Members and partners / 18 November 2009 Stephen Fry wins 2009 award from Gay Humanists The Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) has presented Stephen Fry with its 2009 award for services to Humanism and… Read More