Advocacy Statement / 2023 / Ghana / UN Human Rights Council / Item 8: Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action / Condemnation of Anti-LGBTI+ Bill in Uganda ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (27 February – 4 April 2023) Item 8:… Read More
Advocacy News / 29 March 2023 Malawi: Humanists express concern over proposal to recognize existence of ‘witchcraft’ At the UN, Humanists International and Humanists Malawi argued that the law would likely lead to further stigmatization of alleged… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2022 / Malawi / UN Human Rights Council / Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights / Witchcraft related human rights violations in Malawi ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International UN Human Rights Council, 52nd session (27 February – 4 April 2023) General Debate 3 We… Read More
Members and partners / 27 March 2023 Ugandan humanists condemn anti-LGBTI+ bill passed in parliament Humanist organizations in Uganda strongly condemn an anti-LGBTI+ bill recently passed in the Ugandan parliament. Read More
Humanists At Risk / 24 January 2023 Kenya: updates in case against Atheists in Kenya Society Case against Atheists in Kenya Society progresses Read More
Advocacy News / 13 October 2022 Humanist organizations give evidence to UN study on ending witchcraft-related persecution The organizations strongly affirmed the importance of education as key to overcoming some of the root causes of witchcraft accusations. Read More
Members and partners / 29 September 2022 Drop petition to revoke Atheists in Kenya Society’s registration Atheists In Kenya Society was served with a petition before the High Court of Kenya seeking to have the organization’s… Read More
Members and partners / 7 February 2022 Ugandan Humanists conduct successful training in support of LGBTI+ communities The training is part of a wider project supported by a grant from Humanists International. Read More
Casework blog / 22 October 2021 / Humanists International This is how Humanists International helped my family and I to find freedom The story of Mahmoud Jama Ahmed, who escaped persecution in Somalia and reached safety abroad. Read More
Members and partners / 24 September 2021 “Ban on gay film is uncalled for”, says the Atheists in Kenya Society Atheists in Kenya Society deplores the ban on an LGBTI+ themed film and demands more diversity in mainstream film in… Read More