Action Alert - Live / 1 October 2020 Stagnation in the case against Sri Lankan rationalist Shakthika Sathkumara Sri Lankan rationalist Shakthika Sathkumara remains in limbo while he awaits the decision of the Attorney General as to whether… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2020 / Turkey / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR Statement on Turkey International Humanist and Ethical Union 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (14 September – 2 October 2020) Item… Read More
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… Read More
General news / 18 September 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. Read More
Advocacy News / 10 September 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… Read More
Advocacy blog / 22 August 2020 / Lillie Ashworth UN Day honouring victims of violence based on religion or belief Humanists International remembers the victims of violence based on religion or belief and shares its thoughts on resisting religious intolerance. Read More
Campaigns blog / 20 August 2020 / Mahalet Tadesse My friend Narendra Dhabholkar On the 7th anniversary of Narendra Dhabholkar's murder, his good friend Narendra Nayak reminds us of Dhabholkar's dedication and contributions… 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
International Humanist News / 24 July 2020 Sri Lankan Ex-Muslims urge government to remove “ethnicity, religion and race” from birth certificates A statement from Humanists International member organisation, Council of Ex-Muslisms of Sri Lanka (CEMSL) Read More
22 July 2020 Humanist activist calls for a moratorium on forced evictions in India Humanists oppose India's policy of forced evictions against families in marginalised and low-income communities. Read More
Action Alert - Live / 21 July 2020 Sri Lankan rationalist summoned by police for questioning Indika Rathnayake summoned by police after a Buddhist monk accused him of propagating fictitious ideas about Buddha and Buddhism. Read More