Growth and Development / 19 December 2025 Beyond Superstition: The 2025 Fight to End Africa’s “Witch-Hunt” Epidemic Advocacy for Alleged Witches leads a nationwide movement in Nigeria aimed at eradicating the "epidemic" of "witchcraft" accusations. Read More
Advocacy News / 30 October 2025 Humanists Highlight Nexus Between Freedom of Religion or Belief and Death to UN Expert Humanists International and several of its member organizations have submitted responses to the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion… Read More
Humanists At Risk / 29 April 2025 Cause for celebration: Mubarak Bala arrives in Germany Exactly five years after his detention Mubarak Bala arrived in Germany on 28 April 2025. Read More
Humanists International News / 30 January 2025 New report exposes the scale of blasphemy laws worldwide Using examples drawn from among the 38 country entries updated in 2024, the Key Countries edition exposes the pernicious nature… Read More
Action Alert / 7 January 2025 Nigeria: humanist leader freed at last Humanist leader, Mubarak Bala, finally released from prison, more than four years after his arbitrary detention. Read More
General news / 24 July 2024 Nigeria: UN Working Group concludes Mubarak Bala’s detention is arbitrary The UN's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention have concluded that Nigeria has violated international law by detaining Mubarak Bala Read More
Advocacy News / 17 July 2024 At UN, Humanists call for Nigeria to strengthen education and policies against harmful traditional practices In a joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International, the Humanist Association of Nigeria, and the Advocacy… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2024 / Nigeria / UN Human Rights Council / Universal Periodic Review / Harmful Traditional Practices in Nigeria ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International UN Human Rights Council, 56th session (18 June –12 July 2024) UPR Outcome of Nigeria Speaker:… Read More
Action Alert / 13 May 2024 Nigeria: Court of Appeal reduces sentence of Mubarak Bala Success in the appeal of Nigerian humanist Mubarak Bala, whose 24-year sentence has been reduced to five years on appeal Read More
General news / 11 March 2024 Nigeria: Progress in the case of Mubarak Bala A verdict in Mubarak Bala's appeal expected within months Read More
Advocacy News / 22 September 2023 At UN, Humanists International highlights cases of Mubarak Bala and Ahmadezra Djalali In a statement delivered at the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Humanists International has called the… Read More