Rights of the child

On January 11, 2011, I led a team of police officers who rescued an 8 year old girl, Esther Obot…

IHEU representative Leo Igwe has been imprisoned and beaten by police while rescuing two children accused of witchcraft. The incident,…

The disgraceful problem of child witch hunts in Nigeria was addressed for the first time this week by the United…

Update: Iran has withdrawn its candidacy. IHEU President Sonja Eggerickx today launched an international appeal to keep Iran out of…

Legal and diplomatic condemnations of Iran by UN Member States In March 2010, the Federal Court of Switzerland, the country’s…

Geneva, March 16, 2010 -- The Vatican’s record on child abuse was criticized today at the United Nations Human Rights…

The appalling lack of human rights in even the most liberal of Islamic States was highlighted this week when Qatar…

Nigerian Humanists have won the latest round in an ongoing battle with witch hunters. Today, 4 Feb. 2010, the Federal…

Since the 1980s, advocates for children have increasingly agreed that children need rights protected by international law. Charity is not…

For the last few weeks Humanists, Rationalists and Human Rights activists have been waging a huge battle against the forces…

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed Universal Children’s Day (Nov. 20, 2009), declaring itself overwhelmed by support for its…