Advocacy Statement / 2014 / Kuwait / UN Human Rights Council / Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights / The use of ‘offence’ in silencing online journalists ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 26th Session (10th – 27th June 2014) Panel Discussion on the Safety of… Read More
General news / 19 June 2014 LGBTI rights and democracy: Populist discrimination is still discrimination Despite being firmly established in international human rights law and a matter of basic human dignity, the rights of LGBTI people are… Read More
18 June 2014 IHEU speaks on honour-based violence and gender stereotyping The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has spoken at the UN Human Rights Council about how gender stereotyping, the… Read More
General news / 12 June 2014 What is free expression when journalists and activists are “banned or punished by lashes, prison or the death penalty”? International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) spoke yesterday afternoon at the UN Human Rights Council on how many states are… Read More
General news / 11 June 2014 “Insult” and “offence” are used to silence and jail online journalists The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has spoken today at the 26th session of the Human Rights Council on how… Read More
General news / 28 March 2014 IHEU urges European states to stop discrimination against women under the guise of arbitration During a discussion on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action at the Human Rights Council this week, IHEU representative,… Read More
General news / 25 March 2014 Caste, racism and manual scavenging in India The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) spoke at the 25th session of the Human Rights council today on the topic… Read More
General news / 25 March 2014 IHEU stresses “universality” of human rights as the UN reviews Nigeria’s record In the wake of Nigeria enacting a bill banning all gay associations and meetings, the country has seen dozens of anti-gay arrests, men… Read More
Humanists International News / 18 March 2014 IHEU laments Human Rights Council member states who imprison “blasphemers” Several states in which convicted ‘blasphemers’ are currently in jail are also current members of the Human Rights Council. This… Read More
17 March 2014 Instead of ending slavery, Mauritania is harassing anti-slavery campaigners The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has spoken out about slavery in Mauritania on several occasions at the United… Read More
General news / 12 March 2014 Humanists at the UN defend freedom of thought for the non-religious The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is taking part again this year at the United Nations Human Rights Council… Read More