General news / 16 February 2021 Hungarian atheist fired because of his views on baptism Gáspár Békés was fired from the Budapest Mayor’s Office for his criticism of baptism performed on babies and children. Read More
Members and partners / 11 February 2021 Humanists in Slovakia and UK campaign for wider participation of non-religious in national censuses Two national censuses are due to be launched in Slovakia and the UK in the coming weeks and our Members… Read More
Advocacy News / 29 January 2021 Council of Europe passes resolutions on ethical vaccine policy and ethnic profiling Humanists International reports on key developments from the "hybrid" Winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Read More
Humanists At Risk / 8 January 2021 Mubarak Bala announced as recipient of Gordon Ross Humanist of the Year award Humanist Society Scotland announces Mubarak Bala as the Gordon Ross Humanist of the Year Read More
Humanists International News / 10 December 2020 Pandemic measures misused to roll-back rights of humanists and the non-religious, new report shows Humanists International launches the Freedom of Thought Report 2020 Read More
Protect Humanists At Risk / 27 November 2020 UK parliament highlights impact of COVID-19 on humanist community On Thursday 26 November the British parliament debated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the right to freedom of… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 November 2020 Dutch Humanists present the Freedom of Thought Report to the Dutch Parliament The Dutch Humanist Association brings awareness to the specific problems faced by non-religious people, atheists, freethinkers, and humanists to the… Read More
Advocacy blog / 20 November 2020 / Lillie Ashworth Third FoRB Ministerial takes place despite controversial host Poland was chosen to host the event despite its poor record on democracy and human rights. Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2020 / Belarus / Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe / FoRB, populism and anti-gender movements OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) III on Freedom of Religion or Belief: The Role of Digital Technologies and Civil… Read More
Members and partners / 6 November 2020 The Norwegian Humanist Association celebrates reaching 100,000 members Founded in 1956, the Norwegian Humanist Association (Human-Etisk Forbund in Norwegian) has today 100,000 members in the country. Read More
Advocacy News / 5 November 2020 Polish government delays ban on abortion while protests continue The Polish government was caught by surprise by the huge wave of protests and said that “it would be good… Read More