Advocacy News / 16 April 2026 Belgian and Danish humanists voice concerns ahead of UN human rights reviews With the 52nd session of the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) less than a month away, humanist organizations from Belgium… Read More
Membership blog / 7 April 2026 / Scott Douglas Jacobsen Humanism Under Fire: Remus Cernea on Ukraine, War, and Moral Responsibility Romanian humanist and former MP Remus Cernea reflects on covering the war in Ukraine. Read More
Membership blog / 7 April 2026 / Scott Douglas Jacobsen Humanism in Malawi: Wonderful Mkhutche on Secular Progress “Knowledge should lead to deeper questioning and critical thinking about previously held beliefs.” — Wonderful Mkhutche Read More
Membership blog / 7 April 2026 / Scott Douglas Jacobsen Humanistic Education in Uganda: Enginel B. Johnson Interview Interview with Enginel B. Johnson of Hillside Nursery & Orphanage School in Kasese, Uganda. Read More
Membership blog / 7 April 2026 / Scott Douglas Jacobsen How Lon Ostrander’s The Clergy Project Empowers Ex‑Clergy Through Community, Career Transition, and Mental Health Support How does Lon Ostrander’s leadership at The Clergy Project provide former clergy with community? Read More
Membership blog / 7 April 2026 / Scott Douglas Jacobsen Humanism as Resistance: AJ on Youth, Global South Solidarity, and the 2026 World Humanist Congress AJ explores “Humanism as Resistance”, the theme of the 2026 World Humanist Congress in Ottawa. Read More
Advocacy News / 4 April 2026 Humanists International warns against regional escalation at the UN, foregrounding human rights concerns Humanists International has delivered a statement to the UN Human Rights Council urging accountability for the Iranian government's domestic human… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2026 / Iran / UN Human Rights Council / Item 8: Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action / Human Rights and War in Iran ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council (23rd February – 31st March 2026) Item 9:… Read More
Advocacy News / 2 April 2026 Humanists International Welcomes Mairead McGuinness as EU Special Envoy on FoRB, Reiterates Structural Concerns Humanists International has welcomed the appointment of Mairead McGuinness as the new European Union Special Envoy for the promotion of… Read More
Advocacy News / 2 April 2026 Humanists International warns against “instrumentalization” of religious freedom at the UN Humanists International has cautioned the UN Human Rights Council that the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) is… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2026 / UN Human Rights Council / Item 8: Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action / Against the instrumentalization of the right to freedom of religion or belief ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council (23rd February – 31st March 2026) Item 8:… Read More