Protestors Rally Against Pope’s State Visit to the UK
Organizers of the "Protest the Pope" march and rally on Saturday 18th September have announced the speakers for the rally…
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American Humanists call on Congress to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
The American Humanist Association (AHA) today called on Congress to quickly pass legislation to lift the military's ban on openly…
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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”…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Anti-Gay demonstrations in Kampala
Homophobia is the greatest test Humanists are facing today in Uganda. As I write this piece, demonstrators - a bunch…
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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…
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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,…
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