Advocacy News / 21 March 2018 Endangering women, LGBTI people, journalists and rights defenders: Human rights concerns in Guatemala Humanists at the UN have called on the government of Guatemala to give equal rights to LGBTI people, better protect… Read More
Advocacy News / 15 March 2018 Iran: IHEU condemns torture of detainees, oppression of protests, and denial of human rights Humanists at the United Nations Human Rights Council have denounced Iran’s recent crackdown on protesters against the regime. This year… Read More
Advocacy News / 15 February 2018 Humanists join UN conference to implement plan on ending violence and atrocities The UN is trying to find new ways to prevent religious extremism and violence, and humanists are represented, working right… Read More
General news / 8 February 2018 “We serve every citizen of this Earth”: Puerto Rico Governor vetoes law against LGBT people Last night Governor Ricardo Rosselló vetoed House Bill 1018, a measure that would have allowed individuals and religious groups to… Read More
30 January 2018 Religious can discriminate against LGBT people, says Puerto Rico Senate Following the House of Representatives, the Senate of Puerto Rico has approved a law “to protect Freedom of Religion” which… Read More
General news / 24 January 2018 Humanists denounce proposed law to criminalize atheism in Egypt Egyptian lawmakers will consider a bill which would criminalize not believing in God. The proposed bill was discussed by the head of parliament’s… Read More
23 November 2017 Atheism “very dangerous” and “unconstitutional” says government minister in Malaysia, again, wrongly A government official in Malaysia has, wrongly, repeated claims today that atheism is a “very dangerous” ideology which is prohibited under… Read More
Campaigns / 10 November 2017 Mauritanian blogger accused of “apostasy” to be released – His immediate safety is paramount A blogger imprisoned in Mauritania for almost four years, and who at various times was sentenced to death, now looks… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 September 2017 IHEU to India at UN: Stop fostering Hindu extremism, persecution of Dalits and intimidation of civil society! In an address to the UN Human Rights Council last week, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) criticised India for… Read More
Advocacy News / 22 September 2017 IHEU and Filipino Freethinkers condemn Philippines on its human rights record, at UN The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) in partnership with Filipino Freethinkers has today condemned the Philippines for its treatment of… Read More
Advocacy News / 21 September 2017 Moroccan-born IHEU representative criticises Morocco’s treatment of freethinkers at UN This morning at the UN Human Rights Council, IHEU representative, Kacem El Ghazzali, called on his country of birth, Morocco,… Read More