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Humanists International News / 25 أغسطس 2020

Happy birthday, Humanists International!

Today Humanists International celebrates 68 years from its foundation.

Campaigns / 6 أغسطس 2020

Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, sends message of solidarity to Mubarak Bala, detained for 100 days

Wole Soyinka writes to the President of Humanist Association of Nigeria on his 100th day in detention

11 مايو 2020

Humanists International launches a multilingual campaign to counter misinformation about COVID-19

#COVID-19 #MythBusters: a series of memes in different languages to fight fake news about COVID-19

Action Alert - Live / 15 سبتمبر 2020

Nigerian authorities continue to impede Bala’s access to justice

Continued delays in Bala's case violate his fundamental human rights and call into question the integrity of the Nigerian justice…

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Artistic freedom is a 'cornerstone of democracy', civil society tells EU

18 September 2020 | Belarus

Humanists International stands in solidarity with victims of human rights violations in Poland

17 September 2020 | Poland

Humanists International joins call for urgent UN investigation into China's human rights violations

10 September 2020 | China, Asia

Sudanese state embraces secularism

7 September 2020 | Addabah, Sudan

“France has freedom of expression”, says Macron after Charlie Hebdo republishes the Prophet’s cartoons

2 September 2020 | France

UN Day honouring victims of violence based on religion or belief

22 August 2020 | Bangladesh

My friend Narendra Dhabholkar

20 August 2020 | India

Sri Lankan Ex-Muslims urge government to remove “ethnicity, religion and race” from birth certificates

24 July 2020 | Sri Lanka

At UN, Humanists International highlights importance of artistic expression during Covid-19

16 July 2020 | Chile

UN Special Rapporteur launches Humanists at Risk Report 2020

14 July 2020 | United Kingdom

A message from Leo Igwe, ten weeks after Mubarak Bala's arrest

8 July 2020 | Pakistan

Tunisian activist faces imminent deportation from Denmark, posing an extreme risk to his well-being

1 July 2020 | Denmark

Sikivu Hutchinson: an unapologetically black, feminist and heretical humanist - a review

8 June 2020 | Unnamed Road, Culbertson, NE 69024, USA

Sustainable humanism: an update from Uganda and the Philippines

2 June 2020 |

Review of 'Leaving the Allah Delusion Behind' by Ibn Warraq

26 May 2020 | Germany

Gaylene Middleton from New Zealand: "We are fortunate because we don't need help. Let's rather help the international community"

28 April 2020 | 406-395 Rock Rd, Pahiatua 4987, New Zealand

Humanists International Calls for Urgent Release of Iran’s Prisoners of Conscience

28 April 2020 | Iran

Giorgio Maone from Italy: "We closed our venues before the lockdown, churches are still open today"

24 April 2020 | Italy

Anton Van Dyck from Belgium: "Our principles are nothing if they're only found on paper"

22 April 2020 | Belgium

Larry Tepa from Zambia: "Ubuntu means 'I am because we are', let's roll up our sleeves and work together then"

21 April 2020 | Unnamed Road, Zambia

Christian Colombo from Malta: "Humanity is amazingly resourceful when dealing with adversity"

17 April 2020 | 6 Triq Ganni Portelli, Attard, Malta

DJ Tan from Singapore: "Let's help other communities in greater need than us"

16 April 2020 | Singapore

Momolu Dorley from Liberia: "It's time to extend a hand to everyone, despite our differences"

16 April 2020 | Doedain, Liberia

Viola Namyalo from Uganda: "Domestic violence is increasing during the lockdown"

15 April 2020 | Uganda

Harrison Mumia from Kenya: "Let's show compassion for the most vulnerable"

9 April 2020 | B9, Kenya

Adrián Núñez from Peru: "Proper scientific information is key now"

8 April 2020 | Peru

What We Do

Our work focuses on those rights that are threatened, abused or undermined by harmful traditional, cultural and religious practices. We have a specific concentration on freedom of expression, freedom of religion or belief, the rights of women, LGBTI equality and the rights of the child.

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24 سبتمبر 2020

Humanists International spotlights arbitrary detention of Bala and Sathkumara at UN

In Nigeria and Sri Lanka, arbitrary detention is being used to silence vocal advocates of freedom of expression.

Advocacy Statement / 2020 / Nigeria / UN Human Rights Council / Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights /

Victims of arbitrary detention: Mubarak Bala and Shakthika Sathkumara

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (14 September – 2 October…

General news / 22 سبتمبر 2020

Humanists International calls for focus on human rights and transparency in EU FoRB appointment

Humanists International has written to the European Commission to urge transparency in its appointment of the next EU FoRB Envoy.

General news / 18 سبتمبر 2020

Artistic freedom is a ‘cornerstone of democracy’, civil society tells EU

Humanists International urges EU to do more to protect freedom of artistic expression in the face of increasing threats.

General news / 17 سبتمبر 2020

Humanists International stands in solidarity with victims of human rights violations in Poland

Humanists International express its concerns for the human rights situation in Poland and stands with all victims of discrimination in…

Action Alert - Live / 15 سبتمبر 2020

Nigerian authorities continue to impede Bala’s access to justice

Continued delays in Bala's case violate his fundamental human rights and call into question the integrity of the Nigerian justice…

Casework blog / 11 سبتمبر 2020 / Elizabeth O'Casey

Meeting Cheikh

Our Director of Advocacy Elizabeth O'Casey talks about the day she met Cheikh Ould Mohammed Mkhaitir

General news / 10 سبتمبر 2020

Humanists International joins call for urgent UN investigation into China’s human rights violations

Humanists International has joined over 300 NGOs in a call for systematic UN monitoring and reporting on China's human rights…

Humanists International News / 8 سبتمبر 2020

Annual Report 2019: reviewing a successful year, and plans for the future

Humanists International publishes its Annual Report 2019