Campaigns / 25 June 2020 Growing evidence of worsening persecution targeting the non-religious around the world, new report reveals New report exposes an array of tactics used against humanists, atheists and non-religious people Read More
Action Alert - Live / 17 June 2020 Second professor faces accusations of ‘blasphemy’ Groups call for Dr Arfana Mallah to be charged with blasphemy placing her life at risk Read More
General news / 12 June 2020 Pakistani authorities should release professor detained on blasphemy charges Pakistani professor and author Sajid Soomro arrested on blasphemy charges on 10 June 2020 should be released immediately and unconditionally. Read More
Action Alert - Live / 4 May 2020 Elderly father of Gulalai Ismail, Mohammed Ismail, in danger of prolonged arbitrary detention The well-known activist and vocal critic of human rights abuses in Pakistan, is being threatened with prolonged arbitrary detention. Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2019 / Pakistan / UN Human Rights Council / Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention / Gulalai Ismail International Humanist and Ethical Union 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council (24th June – 12th July 2019) General… 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 / 23 July 2019 US Senate joins international calls to end persecution of Gulalai Ismail The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee joins the international calls to end the persecution and harassment of Gulalai Ismail and… Read More
Campaigns blog / 10 July 2019 / Humanists International Why these pixelated faces? There are millions of humanists around the world, but some of them must live in hiding. Here's why. Read More
General news / 4 July 2019 Humanists International takes Gulalai Ismail case to Human Rights Council UN experts have called for better protection of women human rights defenders. So why is Gulalai Ismail still being harassed… Read More
General news / 21 June 2019 Humanists International issues urgent call to drop charges against Gulalai Ismail We have issued an urgent call for the Pakistan Prime Minister to interview and protect Gulalai. Read More
General news / 23 May 2019 Gulalai Ismail faces “sedition” accusation for protesting injustice in child murder case Human rights defender Gulalai Ismail faces the threat of arrest for "sedition" under the anti-terrorism act, after campaigning for justice… Read More