Global initiative against untouchability launched in London
The first “World Conference on Untouchability” concluded today [10 June 2009] with the launch of a global initiative against caste…
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IHEU and NSS propose work programme to European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
In a remarkable document, IHEU and its member organization the National Secular Society have proposed a wide-ranging list of modern-day…
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First “World Conference on Untouchability” brings activists, experts and political leaders from around the world to London
Government representatives, activists and experts from around the world will address the first “World Conference on Untouchability” at Conway Hall…
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How Durban II defeated the extremists but failed to tackle racism
The Durban Review Conference on Racism has just finished in Geneva. Roy Brown reviews the results – good, bad and…
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IHEU Geneva seminar on racism “a storming success”
On Tuesday 21 April 2009, IHEU chaired a seminar at the Durban Review Conference in Geneva on “Racism – the…
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Putting non-believers on the agenda at the Durban Review Conference
Roy Brown reports: Work progresses slowly, line by line, on the final outcome document of the Durban Review Conference against…
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Human Rights Council Resolution “Combating Defamation of Religion”
More than 200 civil society organizations from 46 countries, including Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Secular, Humanist and Atheist groups, have endorsed…
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IHEU replies to Benin on Slavery
IHEU has responded to the attack on IHEU by the Benin Mission to the UN in Geneva. The response is…
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EU Fundamental Rights Agency interim panel
Keith Porteous Wood is one of the interim panel of nine to serve as a sounding board when the Fundamental…
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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.…
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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…
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