Dialogue with the High Commissioner on LGBTI rights
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 34th Session (27th February – 31st March 2017) Interactive…
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Support for the work of the UN independent expert on SOGI
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 35th Session (6th June – 23rd June 2017) General…
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UPR Statement on Guatemala
International Humanist and Ethical Union 37th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (26 February to 23 March 2018) UPR:…
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285 NGOs call on UN to address the human rights violations arising from criminalization of abortion
Ahead of the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, 285 non-governmental organisations, including the International Humanist…
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IHEU calls out Russia and Kyrgyzstan for their treatment of LGBTI people, at OSCE
During a meeting at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly…
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IHEU’s open letter to the office of the Prime Minister of Malaysia
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has written to the office of the Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, in protest…
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A prolonged engagement: the human rights council, its members and civil society
Following the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council, our Director of Advocacy, Elizabeth O'Casey, reflects on the role of…
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IHEU puts on record its support for UN LGBTI expert, amidst OIC boycott
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has spoken out in defence of the UN Human Rights Council’s investigation into human…
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Saudi place on UN women’s rights commission “brings our valuable international institutions into disrepute” – IHEU
Saudi Arabia, one of the worst states in the world for the rights of women, has been elected to a UN Commission…
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Six questioned for Pride “blasphemy” in Greece
Six people face prosecution for “blasphemy” in Greece, after a Greek Orthodox bishop complained about an image they didn’t actually…
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“God always first”: Puerto Rico celebrated 40 days of public fasting and prayer “to fight crisis”
Articulo en Español aquí Puerto Rico has decided to fight a long-term economic recession with “fasting and prayer”. It hasn’t…
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