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Urgent Update for IHEU Members: General Assembly for 2010 Moves from India
Submitted by Matt on 16 March, 2010 - 19:42.
IHEU's 2010 General Assembly will not be able to take place in India. We hope to keep the same dates but are urgently seeking a suitable venue in another country.
Celebrating World Humanist Day
Submitted by Matt on 1 March, 2010 - 16:04.
World Humanist Day is celebrated every year on June 21. The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is creating an information pack to help groups take full advantage of this opportunity to publicize the positive values of Humanism and to share the global concerns of the Humanist movement. And we could use your help with ideas and resources.
IHEU and NHA announce details of 18th World Humanist Congress
Submitted by admin on 11 February, 2010 - 13:58.
IHEU, in association with member organization the Norwegian Humanist Association announces that the 18th World Humanist Congress is to be held in Oslo, Norway, on August 12-14, 2011. The main Congress theme is "Humanism and Peace".
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Minarets and Murder
Submitted by Matt on 16 March, 2010 - 12:41.
In a joint statement with two other NGOs at the UN Human Rights Council on 12 March, IHEU exposed the hypocrisy of the Islamic States who, while attacking the Swiss referendum banning the construction of new minarets “which are no more central to Islam than spires are to Christianity”, chose to completely ignore the oppression of religious minorities, the murder of Christians, and the burning of churches in several of their own countries.
IHEU defends Leo Igwe
Submitted by admin on 16 March, 2010 - 08:25.
IHEU has spoken out at the United Nations against the harassment of its International Representative Leo Igwe in Nigeria, and against proposed discriminatory legislation in Uganda. The statement was delivered at the Geneva Human Rights Council by IHEU Representative David Cornut. A video of the statement is available here.
American Humanists Criticize Court Support for "One Nation Under God"
Submitted by Matt on 12 March, 2010 - 15:24.
In a decision that may have serious implications for church-state separation, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has ruled that the governmental use of the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance does not violate the U.S. Constitution. In a 2-1 decision, the court stated that the phrase does not form an unacceptable government endorsement of religion in violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
“Make the Pope Pay” Petition Delivered to UK Prime Minister
Submitted by Matt on 12 March, 2010 - 09:00.
Representatives of the IHEU affiliate the National Secular Society delivered a 28,000-name petition to 10 Downing Street on 4 March 2010, requesting that the cost of Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to Britain be borne by the Church rather than the taxpayer. The delegation from the NSS presented the petition with a covering letter to prime minister Gordon Brown calling on him to downgrade the visit to “pastoral” so that the Church is made responsible for the estimated £20 million cost.


