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Humanists International News / 8 December 2022

Report reveals the impact of the precarious state of secularism globally

11th edition of Freedom of Thought Report exposes that only 4% of the global population live in societies that are…

Campaigns / 8 November 2022

New BBC documentary highlights Mubarak Bala and the challenges atheists face in Nigeria

Mubarak Bala, President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, is currently serving a 24-year prison sentence, in connection with a…

Protect Humanists at Risk 2022

Protect Humanists at Risk

Protect Humanists at Risk

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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India: urgently reinstate protection detail of at risk rationalist

30 March 2023 | India

Abortion ban is killing women in Poland, warn humanist organizations at UN

30 March 2023 | Poland

Malawi: Humanists express concern over proposal to recognize existence of ‘witchcraft’

29 March 2023 | Nkhotakota, Malawi

Ugandan humanists condemn anti-LGBTI+ bill passed in parliament

27 March 2023 | Uganda

Our Leaders Play a Role in Our Peace of Mind

10 March 2023 |

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

22 February 2023 | Lebanon

Greece: humanist barred from human rights work

21 February 2023 | Greece

At European Parliament, Italian humanists condemn rise of religious nationalism

10 February 2023 | 13531, Planá nad Lužnicí, Czechia

Algeria: acquittal of humanist academic is a victory for the right to freedom of religion or belief

6 February 2023 | Tamanrasset Province, Algeria

Kenya: updates in case against Atheists in Kenya Society

24 January 2023 | B9, Kenya

New US Report Forecasts Christian Nationalist Movement’s State-Level Strategy in 2023

16 January 2023 | Unnamed Road, Culbertson, NE 69024, USA

Norway: First ever state-sponsored humanist funeral

9 January 2023 | Fv120, 3580 Geilo, Norway

Humanist Society Singapore publish an illustrated guidebook on Interfaith

14 December 2022 | Singapore

Humanist Association of Ghana holds first humanist funeral service in the country

29 November 2022 | Pru, Ghana

Iran: UN votes to establish fact finding mission to document abuses related to repression of protests

24 November 2022 | Iran

Maldives: UN experts express concern for Rusthum Russo

16 November 2022 |

Uttam Niraula, of SOCH Nepal, appointed Ambassador for Humanists International

28 October 2022 | Nepal

Humanists Barbados highlights slow progress on human rights commitments in UN report

25 October 2022 | Barbados

Humanists International condemns Head of Russian Orthodox Church and religious propaganda in war on Ukraine

12 October 2022 | Russia

AHA Luxembourg donates €1,000 to help protect humanists at risk for the third year running

27 September 2022 | Luxembourg

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

22 August 2022 | Ireland

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

Belgian humanists condemn lack of abortion access for Ukrainian refugees

10 August 2022 | Ukraine

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

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Action Alert - Live / 30 March 2023

India: urgently reinstate protection detail of at risk rationalist

Narendra Nayak's 24-hour security detail is withdrawn

Advocacy News / 30 March 2023

Abortion ban is killing women in Poland, warn humanist organizations at UN

Six women have died since 2020 because they were deprived of life-saving abortions, yet Polish authorities continue to shut down…

Advocacy Statement / 2023 / Finland / UN Human Rights Council / Universal Periodic Review /

UPR Statement on Finland

ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International UN Human Rights Council, 52nd session (27 February – 4 April 2023) Item 6: UPR Outcome…

Advocacy Statement / 2022 / Poland / UN Human Rights Council / Universal Periodic Review /

UPR Statement on Poland

ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International UN Human Rights Council, 52nd session (27 February – 4 April 2023) Item 6: UPR Outcome…

Advocacy News / 29 March 2023

Malawi: Humanists express concern over proposal to recognize existence of ‘witchcraft’

At the UN, Humanists International and Humanists Malawi argued that the law would likely lead to further stigmatization of alleged…

Advocacy Statement / 2022 / UN Human Rights Council /

FoRB and anti-rights actors at the UN

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 52nd session (27 February – 4 April 2023) ID…

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

Witchcraft related human rights violations in Malawi

ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International UN Human Rights Council, 52nd session (27 February – 4 April 2023) General Debate 3 We…

Members and partners / 27 March 2023

Ugandan humanists condemn anti-LGBTI+ bill passed in parliament

Humanist organizations in Uganda strongly condemn an anti-LGBTI+ bill recently passed in the Ugandan parliament.

Membership blog / 20 March 2023 / Leo Igwe

2023 Census, Omission of Religion Question and Suppression of Irreligion in Nigeria

A blog post by Leo Igwe on the omission of religion questions in Nigeria's 2023 Census.