Advocacy News / 27 September 2017 Ground-breaking workshop on Witchcraft and human rights takes place at UN Last week in Geneva, humanists and freethinkers joined members of civil society, academics, and a range of experts at a ground-breaking… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 September 2017 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… Read More
General news / 27 July 2017 Rights, refugee and humanist groups protest delays that keep families apart Refugees in Europe are being hampered by new rules that delay processing and keep families apart. Amid the wider mass… 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
Advocacy Statement / 2016 / France / UN Human Rights Council / Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights / Sexual violence in Calais refugee camp ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 31th Session (29th February – 24th March 2016) ID… Read More
Advocacy News / 23 June 2016 At UN, IHEU highlights Paraguay’s “cruel laws and culture surrounding reproductive rights and child abuse” Today at the UN Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) used a review of Paraguay’s human… Read More
Advocacy News / 20 June 2016 Religious doctrine can never trump equality and rights of women, says IHEU to UN “Religious doctrine and the right to freedom of religion or belief should never be put before the rights of women… Read More
Advocacy News / 11 March 2016 IHEU calls on UN to reinforce human rights mechanisms protecting LGBTI people and SRHR Today at the United Nations, the International Humanist and Ethical Union’s director of advocacy, Elizabeth O’Casey, again called on the… Read More
Advocacy News / 9 March 2016 IHEU urges UN to lead the way in combatting violence against children During her first intervention at the 31st session of the UN Human Rights Council, the International Humanist and Ethical Union’s… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2015 / Bangladesh / UN Human Rights Council / Girl’s right to education ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 29th Session (15th June – 3rd July 2015) Panel discussion on realizing the… Read More
Advocacy News / 15 July 2015 IHEU discusses ‘Right to Life’ with UN Human Rights Committee At the United Nations in Geneva, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has urged the UN Human Rights Committee… Read More