Advocacy News / 28 March 2025 Humanists condemn Indonesian court ruling on non-religious rights at United Nations Humanists International and its Member Organization, Humanesia, have delivered a statement at the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights… Read More
Advocacy News / 17 March 2025 Humanists International calls for separation of state and religion in Bangladesh Humanists International has delivered a statement at the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, raising concerns about the… Read More
Humanists International News / 30 January 2025 New report exposes the scale of blasphemy laws worldwide Using examples drawn from among the 38 country entries updated in 2024, the Key Countries edition exposes the pernicious nature… Read More
Advocacy News / 26 September 2024 At UN, Tutul Chowdhury calls for respect of freedom of expression in Bangladesh At the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International have called for investigations into killings and protections… Read More
Humanists At Risk / 31 May 2023 Bangladesh: Facebook blocks domestic access to blogger’s posts Domestic access to human rights activist and secular blogger, Asad Noor's Facebook page blocked in Bangladesh Read More
Advocacy News / 16 March 2021 Humanists International at UN: justice for Asad Noor and Ashraf Fayadh is long overdue Humanists International took the floor to remind Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia of their moral and legal obligation to uphold the… Read More
General news / 16 February 2021 Bangladeshi court gave verdict on Avijit Roy’s murder suspects Six years after the att, a court in Bangladesh has sentenced the murderers of Avijit Roy. Read More
Advocacy News / 21 November 2020 UN rights experts urge Bangladesh to investigate violations regarding Asad Noor’s case UN rights experts have called on the Bangladesh government to provide information on several violations of internationally guaranteed human rights… Read More
Action Alert - Live / 4 August 2020 Bangladesh should drop spurious charges against blogger Asad Noor Noor has been charged with ‘spreading rumours’ and ‘defaming Islam’. Authorities in Bangladesh are threatening his family in retribution. Read More
General news / 14 February 2020 The astonishing success of Think – humanist videos “for the curious everywhere” Think is a project funded by Humanists International, whose goal is to create entertaining HD videos on science, history and… Read More
Campaigns / 5 March 2019 If humanism is “blasphemy” then anti-blasphemy laws must go! Humanists International reminds the Human Rights Council that 'blasphemy' and 'apostasy' laws violate the human rights of both religious and… Read More