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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

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India: Supreme Court rules in favor of filmmaker

25 January 2023 | Canada

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

European Humanist Federation dissolves

19 December 2022 | 13531, Planá nad Lužnicí, Czechia

Humanist Society Singapore publish an illustrated guidebook on Interfaith

14 December 2022 | Singapore

Report reveals the impact of the precarious state of secularism globally

8 December 2022 | Barbados

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

12 October 2022 | Russia

India called out at UN for harassment of filmmaker who depicted Hindu goddess in film

5 October 2022 | India

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

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

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

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

Latest Reads

General news / 25 January 2023

India: Supreme Court rules in favor of filmmaker

Indian Supreme Court rules that filmmaker Leena Manimekalai should not be arrested

Humanists International event / 08 February 23 - 08 February 23

Casework in 2022 – a review

An opportunity to explore the assistance provided to individuals at risk by Humanists International in 2022. Register online.

Humanists At Risk / 24 January 2023

Kenya: updates in case against Atheists in Kenya Society

Case against Atheists in Kenya Society progresses

Andrew Copson protests with Humanists UK

General news / 23 January 2023

Nigeria: 1,000 days without Mubarak Bala

Mubarak Bala spends 1000th day in a cell

Members and partners / 16 January 2023

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

American Atheists' new report warned about white Christian nationalists’ likely strategy for 2023, following the midterm elections.

Members and partners / 9 January 2023

Norway: First ever state-sponsored humanist funeral

The Norwegian government awarded political activist and comedian Shabana Rehman with a state-sponsored humanist funeral.

Members and partners / 19 December 2022

European Humanist Federation dissolves

The cooperation between European humanists, agnostics, and atheists will continue in Humanists International.

Members and partners / 14 December 2022

Humanist Society Singapore publish an illustrated guidebook on Interfaith

Humanist Society Singapore published an illustrated Interfaith Guidebook to help with conversations from different religions or beliefs.

Campaigns blog / 9 December 2022 / Emma Wadsworth-Jones

How the Freedom of Thought Report helps protect humanists at risk

Humanists International’s Casework & Campaigns Manager, Emma Wadsworth-Jones reflects on how the Freedom of Thought Report helps us protect humanists…