General news / 26 November 2019 Egyptian secularist facing arbitrary travel ban, now on hunger strike Denied permission to travel despite their being no official court order, Ahmed Harkan has begun a hunger strike Read More
Featured Story General news / 13 November 2019 Freedom of Thought Report 2019 warns of “growing divide” on blasphemy laws While several countries have repealed 'blasphemy' laws since 2015, many others still continue to prosecute, and in some countries 'blasphemy'… Read More
25 October 2019 Mohammad Ismail detention – Further harassment of human rights defenders in Pakistan Authorities in Pakistan have again been accused of harassing peaceful human rights defenders, following the detention of civil society activist… Read More
General news / 15 October 2019 Nationalist party president harassing humanist activist in Greece Humanists concerned about attempts to vilify and silence human rights defender Panayote Dimitras Read More
General news / 3 October 2019 Abolish “blasphemy” laws worldwide! – Humanists renew call at UN In its final statement at the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International has renewed its call… Read More
General news / 3 October 2019 Humanists call on Norway to make constitution more inclusive Norway's constitutional assertions of national Christian values and the privileged position of the church "send a signal of exclusion", humanists… Read More
General news / 2 October 2019 Humanists International condemns Brunei for treatment of “apostates”, non-Muslims and LGBTI citizens "Religions don’t have rights, people do. And this includes religious and non-religious minorities, LGBTI+ people, women, and children." Read More
General news / 2 October 2019 Right to peaceful protest and freedom of association is under attack, warn humanists Humanists International warns of threats to freedom of assembly and association in OSCE countries Read More
1 October 2019 Nicaragua’s abortion ban is “institutionalised violence against women and girls,” humanists tell UN "No girl, let alone a rape survivor, should be forced into carrying a pregnancy to term against her choice." Read More
General news / 1 October 2019 Child marriage kills tens of thousands of girls a year, Humanists tell UN Child marriage leads to maternal mortality, with 70,000 girls needlessly dying in child birth every year. Read More
30 September 2019 Humanists International calls on states not to ratify the “Covenant on the Rights of the Child in Islam” States are making laws based on religious grounds that are incompatible with their obligations on the human rights of children. Read More