Advocacy Statement / 2019 / Hungary / Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe / Freedom of assembly and association in the OSCE region International Humanist and Ethical Union Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, OSCE, Warsaw 2019 Working Session VI: Freedom of peaceful assembly and… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2019 / Saudi / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR Statement on Saudi Arabia International Humanist and Ethical Union 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (25th February – 22nd March 2019) UPR:… 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 / 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 / 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
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
General news / 27 September 2019 This is what happens when governments want to silence female dissidents, whose critical minds intimidate them Humanists International at the United Nations has castigated states such as Iran, Morocco and Saudi Arabia for their treatment of… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2019 / Iran / UN Human Rights Council / Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention / Women human rights defenders International Humanist and Ethical Union 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (9th – 27th September 2019) General Debate… Read More
Campaigns blog / 23 August 2019 / Humanists International आम्ही सारे दाभोलकर – You need to know what this means This week marks 6 years since Dr Narendra Dabholkar, founder of our member organization the Maharashtra Anti-Superstition Society, was assassinated. Read More
Membership blog / 16 August 2019 / Giovanni Gaetani “Hello Humanists!”: a new travelling vodcast about humanists in Asia Sharing brand new interviews with humanist activists from across Asia Read More