Human Rights Council elections, FoRB and cultural rights on the agenda at the UN General Assembly
States reacted to thematic reports by UN experts, and voted in new members of the Human Rights Council at the…
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IHEU launches 2018 Freedom of Thought Report
In a world first, a list of the best and worst countries to be an atheist has been published. The…
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Stop putting unfit states on the Human Rights Council, coalition tells UN members
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has joined a coalition of NGOs calling on Member States of the United…
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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…
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UN debates Freedom of Religion or Belief
Britain supports state religions; the Netherlands wants more attention for the rights of atheists; Canada rejects the claim that religions…
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IHEU Representative elected president of UN committee
Matt Cherry, international representative for the International Humanist and Ethical Union, was elected president of the United Nations NGO (Non-Governmental…
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IHEU Rep speaks on future of blasphemy at the UN
On March 29th the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion and Belief, NY, and the NGO Committee on Human Rights,…
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From the UN: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, November 25, 2011
The Charter of the United Nations affirms faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human…
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From the UN: Millennium Development Goals, 2010
In the year 2000, the member states at the United Nations undertook an ambitious challenge to meet the basic needs…
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IHEU at the UN, New York: World Day of Social Justice and the economic crisis
The extraordinarily timely World Day of Social Justice recently established by the UN builds on the idea expressed byh Adam…
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Matt Cherry named international representative at IHEU
IHEU has appointed Matt Cherry as its newest International Representative. Cherry brings twenty years as a professional leader to the…
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