Humanists International News / 14 March 2012 Plea to the Islamic States to do more to promote religious tolerance In a joint statement with the Center for Inquiry today (14 March 2012) IHEU representative Raheel Raza, herself a Muslim… Read More
Humanists International News / 14 March 2012 IHEU slams witchcraft belief at the UN In a speech today (14 March 2012) at the plenary of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, IHEU representative… Read More
Humanists International News / 9 March 2012 IHEU reminds Human Rights Council of Churches’ failure to protect children Following a lengthy discussion and debate on the rights of the child at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva… Read More
Humanists International News / 6 March 2012 IHEU attacks the Islamic States on Freedom of Religion Professor Heiner Bielefeldt, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, who was a guest speaker at the… Read More
Humanists International News / 5 March 2012 IHEU speaks for disabled English and French versions of this statement are available here: http://www.iheu.org/iheu-speaks-un-disabled Read More
Humanists International News / 5 March 2012 Do gays have human rights? The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) launched another attack at the UN Human Rights Council today (5 March 2012) on… Read More
Humanists International News / 2 March 2012 IHEU speaks at the UN for the disabled In a speech to the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 1 March 2012, IHEU representative Hannah… Read More
Humanists International News / 8 October 2011 IHEU pleads for equality for all under the law According to the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, European policies of multiculturalism have “utterly failed”. Certainly, when intolerance and discrimination are… Read More
Humanists International News / 7 October 2011 IHEU questions the need for “complementary standards” on freedom of expression The 57 Islamic States and their allies have for several years been pushing the Human Rights Council to tighten international… Read More
Humanists International News / 26 September 2011 IHEU condemns Holy See for undermining democracy and human rights Speaking at the 18th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 23 September, IHEU representative Cathy Buchs condemned the… Read More
Humanists International News / 16 September 2011 IHEU attacks traditional practices leading to maternal deaths IHEU representative Hannah Bock raised two examples of traditional practices that are continuing to impede efforts to reduce maternal mortality:… Read More