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Humanists International News / 25 May 2021

In 2021, Humanists International will support 18 humanist projects across the globe

Humanists International is glad to announce that more than £90,000 was awarded to support 18 humanist projects around the world.

Campaigns / 28 April 2021

Open letter to the Governor of Kano State: release Mubarak Bala

On the one year anniversary of the detention of Mubarak Bala, organizations stand together to call for his immediate and…

Humanists At Risk / 25 February 2021

Norway: Long-term work for non-religious asylum seekers yields results

The granting of asylum of Afghan humanist Josef Moradi is granted asylum in Norway coincides with changes in guidance

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“Homophobia kills”: Polish atheists launch a new campaign to stop hate against LGBTI+ people

16 June 2021 | Poland

New report sheds light on persecution of non-believers in Africa

16 June 2021 | Ndélé, Central African Republic

How Nepalese humanists are in the frontline against the COVID-19 pandemic

27 May 2021 | Nepal

Indian rationalist victim of viral hate campaign

27 May 2021 | India

"The Catholic Church must erase our names from their baptism registers", says a coalition of European atheist groups

25 May 2021 | Hungary

Good without God

24 May 2021 | Nkhotakota, Malawi

“Philippine 'Magna Carta' on Religious Freedom sets a dangerous precedent”, says a coalition of Filipino humanists

20 May 2021 |

Somali academic reaches safety, at last

4 May 2021 | Jawhar, Somalia

At OSCE, Humanists International introduces secularism to rule of law debate

29 April 2021 | Turkey

Algeria: quash the conviction of humanist academic Said Djabelkhir

22 April 2021 | Tamanrasset Province, Algeria

UN expert calls for ban on anti-LGBTI conversion therapy in UK

19 April 2021 | United Kingdom

“Atheists in Lebanon are harshly discriminated against”, a new report shows

15 April 2021 | Lebanon

Italian young humanists publish an illustrated guide to humanism for teenagers

12 April 2021 | Italy

“Gay conversion therapies are torture”, say Humanists of Puerto Rico

23 March 2021 | Puerto Rico

In Croatia, access to abortion is “exposed to intense ideological pressure”, says Humanists International at UN

18 March 2021 | Croatia

Liberian humanists condemn expulsion of six-year old student for ‘witchcraft’

17 March 2021 | Doedain, Liberia

At UN, Humanists International criticizes the Maldives on its Human Rights record

16 March 2021 |

Humanists International at UN: justice for Asad Noor and Ashraf Fayadh is long overdue

16 March 2021 | Bangladesh

Humanists International condemns Iran's "culture of impunity," at UN

16 March 2021 | Iran

New PhD thesis on the right of children to freedom of conscience in Romania

11 March 2021 | Romania

Belgian humanists invite people to vaccinate themselves when their turn will come

9 March 2021 | Belgium

Norway: Long-term work for non-religious asylum seekers yields results

25 February 2021 | Fv120, 3580 Geilo, Norway

Case against Sri Lankan rationalist dismissed

9 February 2021 | Sri Lanka

Burmese Atheists condemn military coup in Myanmar

8 February 2021 | Myanmar (Burma)

Council of Europe passes resolutions on ethical vaccine policy and ethnic profiling

29 January 2021 | 13531, Planá nad Lužnicí, Czechia

Humanists International Testifies at US Federal Hearing on Global Blasphemy Laws

9 December 2020 | Unnamed Road, Culbertson, NE 69024, USA

Humanists International joins NGOs calling for release of Saudi women’s rights defenders

4 December 2020 | Saudi Arabia

President of Argentinian humanists, Susana Tampieri, dies at 86

4 December 2020 | Gobernador Dupuy Department, San Luis Province, Argentina

Dutch Humanists present the Freedom of Thought Report to the Dutch Parliament

25 November 2020 | Netherlands

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