23 September 2008 USA speaks out strongly against OIC manoeuvring on “defamation of religion” The US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, John V. Hanford III, has strongly supported freedom of religion and… Read More
23 September 2008 Defamation of religion is not a human rights concept – Belgium In a statement to the UN Human Rights Council, Belgium has come out firmly on the side of individual human… Read More
Campaigns / 27 August 2008 IHEU interviews new Nepal Deputy PM: Nepal commits to secular state In a landmark interview, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, the new Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal has spoken to IHEU of the… Read More
Humanists International News / 18 August 2008 Rally for secularism during Pope’s visit to France – 14 September 2008 Four French Member Organizations of IHEU want to reaffirm the principles of secularism on the occasion of the announcement of… Read More
Members and partners / 28 July 2008 Legal Humanist weddings up 64% in Scotland Marriage is in decline, but legal humanist weddings in Scotland are up by 64%. The General Registrar Office of Scotland… Read More
Campaigns / 30 June 2008 ILCAF calls for international cooperation to achieve human liberty and dignity The International Liaison Committee of Atheists and Freethinkers (ILCAF), meeting in Washington, DC on 4 June 2008, resolved to begin… Read More
25 April 2008 Concordat Watch tracks Vatican “treaties” Concordats are agreements between sovereign states and the Roman Catholic Church. A new web site, Concordat Watch keeps track of… Read More
18 April 2008 IHEU and NSS sound the alarm on freedom of expression at the UN At the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday, 15 April, states belonging to the Organisation of Islamic Conference… Read More
21 March 2008 IHEU endorses UN concerns over Indian impunity IHEU has welcomed a final report by the outgoing Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion, warning of the risk of… Read More
16 March 2008 Video of UN “ambush” now available A video of the "ambush" of IHEU at last week's session of the United Nations Human Rights Council is now… Read More
14 March 2008 IHEU “ambushed” at Human Rights Council In a follow-up to IHEU’s written statement to the UN Human Rights Council describing Islamic efforts to undermine the Universal… Read More