Action Alert / 18 November 2010 IHEU protests Palestinian atheist persecution The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is protesting the imprisonment of a Palestinian blogger for alleged atheism. Waleed Khalid… Read More
Humanists International News / 13 October 2010 Swiss dubbed ‘school yard bullies’ for firing non-religious teacher The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has accused Swiss authorities of behaving like “school yard bullies” towards a state… Read More
24 September 2010 IHEU Meets the new UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, PhD, is an academic who spent… Read More
17 September 2010 Raheel Raza confronts Tariq Ramadan and Pakistan at the United Nations Famous human rights activist, Board member of the Muslim Canadian Congress and International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) Representative Raheel… Read More
General news / 1 September 2010 Norwegian Humanists welcome Government’s Life Stance Policy Commission Norwegian Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt has responded to a long-standing request of the Norwegian Humanist Association (NHA) by appointing… Read More
19 August 2010 World union of Humanists and Atheists condemn Quran burning The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has condemned a planned public burning of the Quran by a Florida church… Read More
Members and partners / 16 August 2010 Italian court rules that schools must provide alternative to religion classes Italian freethinkers have welcomed a court ruling that requires public schools to provide alternatives to Catholic classes on religion. The… Read More
Members and partners / 11 August 2010 British Humanists applaud court’s rejection of religious discrimination claim An evangelical Christian council worker who was dismissed for gross misconduct has lost his claim of religious discrimination. The British… Read More
Members and partners / 30 July 2010 Humanism in Malta: starting somewhere Malta is no doubt a predominantly Christian country, but like Christianity itself, a large part of this perception is founded… Read More
15 July 2010 Atheist kills himself to escape “100 percent Muslim” nation A 25 year-old air traffic controller, Ismail Mohamed Didi, was found hanged from the control tower of the international airport… Read More
Members and partners / 25 June 2010 Hundreds join London protest against religious laws Several hundred people joined One Law for All on 20 June at Downing Street to show their opposition to Sharia… Read More