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In many parts of the world, humanists, atheists and other non-religious people are routinely persecuted for their beliefs. In such…

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Humanists International News / 26 August 2022

Humanists International celebrates 70 years

Humanists International celebrates 70 years since it was founded in 1952 at the first World Humanist Congress in Amsterdam

Action Alert - Live / 5 May 2022

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Coalition urges the EU to guarantee an enabling visa framework for human rights defenders

7 September 2022 | 13531, Planá nad Lužnicí, Czechia

Humanist Association of Ireland donates €500 to the Protect Humanists At Risk campaign

22 August 2022 | Ireland

Maldives: Concerns for safety of social media activist following conviction

15 August 2022 |

Renowned novelist and humanist Salman Rushdie stabbed

15 August 2022 | Unnamed Road, Culbertson, NE 69024, USA

One year on from the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

15 August 2022 | Afghanistan

Hungary: city hall moves to appeal reinstatement of Gáspár Békés

12 August 2022 | Hungary

Greece: cease judicial harassment of human rights defender

11 August 2022 | Greece

Belgian humanists condemn lack of abortion access for Ukrainian refugees

10 August 2022 | Ukraine

India: drop investigations into filmmaker

5 August 2022 | India

Abortion deleted from UK Government-organised international human rights statement

19 July 2022 | United Kingdom

Abortion in Malta

11 July 2022 | 6 Triq Ganni Portelli, Attard, Malta

Luxembourg’s nonreligious residents rise to 51% in 2022, new survey shows

21 June 2022 | Luxembourg

Humanist activist from Philippines calls on UN to protect young women human rights defenders

20 June 2022 |

Myanmar: Humanists call for stronger international response to coup

23 March 2022 | Myanmar (Burma)

"Saudi Arabia must lift Raif Badawi's travel ban," Humanists International says at UN

22 March 2022 | Saudi Arabia

2021 Press Project advances humanism in Peruvian academia

22 March 2022 | Peru

Libya: Concern for members of the Tanweer Movement

16 March 2022 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

At UN, Humanists highlight role of critical thinking in combating harmful superstitious attitudes towards persons with albinism

15 March 2022 | Ndélé, Central African Republic

Italy: UAAR condemns unfair treatment of non-religious and clerical child abuse

2 March 2022 | Italy

Sri Lankan humanists urge the government to end discriminatory legal system

17 February 2022 | Sri Lanka

Ugandan Humanists conduct successful training in support of LGBTI+ communities

7 February 2022 | Uganda

Humanists International begins new capacity building project in South Asia

31 January 2022 | Nepal

Humanists Barbados: advocating for free thought and human rights despite the backlash

20 December 2021 | Barbados

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Advocacy Statement / 2022 / India / UN Human Rights Council / Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights /

Caste and modern slavery practices in India

Oral statement International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 51st Session (12 September – 1 April 2022) Interactive…

Membership blog / 21 September 2022 / Leo Igwe

First Humanist Child Naming in Nigeria

A blog post by Leo Igwe on their first humanist child naming ceremony of the Humanist Association of Nigeria.

General news / 12 September 2022

Nigeria: Bala’s lawyers meet with German Special Envoy

German Special Envoy on FoRB, Frank Schwabe, meets with Nigerians leading the fight for Mubarak Bala

Campaigns / 7 September 2022

Coalition urges the EU to guarantee an enabling visa framework for human rights defenders

Human rights defenders have the right to carry out their work safely, but are increasingly at risk. An international coalition…

Humanist Society Scotland banned books event image

/ 22 September 22 - 22 September 22

Humanist Society Scotland: OMG, you can’t write that! Books, Censorship, and Religion

Members and partners / 26 August 2022

Humanists attend Chaplaincy Summer Course in The Netherlands

Humanists convened to discuss and expand their knowledge of humanists chaplaincy in the Netherlands.

IHEU historic photo

Humanists International News / 26 August 2022

Humanists International celebrates 70 years

Humanists International celebrates 70 years since it was founded in 1952 at the first World Humanist Congress in Amsterdam

22 August 2022 / Emma Wadsworth-Jones

We have the tools to influence change, now we must use them

Our Casework & Campaigns Manager speaks with Richy Thompson, Humanists UK's Director of Public Affairs and Policy, on how humanist…

22 August 2022

Singaporean humanists welcome decision to repeal colonial-era law that criminalizes sex between men

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that the country intends to repeal the colonial-era Section 377A of Singapore's Penal…