Policies

The right of all people to participate in the government of their society has been a foundation of human freedom…

Recalling The long-standing commitment of humanists to the assertion and protection of the human rights of LGBTI+ people as protected…

As humanists, we believe in the rights and liberty of all persons over their own bodies. To force women to…

This General Assembly recalls: IHEU’s consistent commitment since its foundation in 1952 to the human right of freedom of thought,…

Governments based on religion have been common in the history of human societies and are still common today. Witnessing the…

The crisis in the Middle East represents a grave challenge to all of humanity. The IHEU condemns the use of religion…

Religious tensions between Buddhists and Muslims in South East Asia jeopardize traditions of religious tolerance and co-existence.  IHEU condemns the…

The General Assembly adopts the following IHEU General Statement of Policy of the International Humanist and Ethical Union as an…

The 2014 World Humanist Congress, gathered in Oxford, UK, on 8-10 August 2014, adopted the following declaration on freedom of…

The 2011 World Humanist Congress, gathered in Oslo, Norway, on 12-14 August 2011, adopted the following declaration on peace: The…

The 2011 World Humanist Congress notes that: Kofi Annan referred to corruption as an ‘insidious plague’, that ‘undermines democracy and…