Advocacy Statement / 2024 / Europe / UN Human Rights Council / Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights / Attacks on the rights of LGBTI+ persons ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International UN Human Rights Council, 56th session (18 June –12 July 2024) ID with Independent Expert on… Read More
Members and partners / 19 July 2022 Abortion deleted from UK Government-organised international human rights statement The revised human rights statement removes all references to ‘sexual and reproductive rights’ and ‘bodily autonomy’. Read More
Training / 03 June 22 - 03 June 22 European Humanist Professionals Seminar This European Humanist Professionals (EHP) seminar is a separate from the Humansits International General Assembly, and is organized by EHP… Read More
Humanists International News / 31 January 2022 Membership Engagement Manager moves on after five years Giovanni Gaetani is to step down as Membership Engagement Manager after five years in his post. Read More
General news / 6 November 2021 Humanists join Climate Justice March in Glasgow Humanists from around the UK join the global Climate Justice March on the fringes of the COP26 conference in Glasgow. Read More
Conferences / 27 August 2021 Faith to Faithless hosts first national conference on apostasy in the U.K. Speakers gave powerful testimony of the abuse and systemic discrimination faced by apostates when accessing public services in the U.K.. Read More
Humanists International News / 15 August 2021 Humanists International welcomes over 80 delegates at its second ever online General Assembly Another successful General Assembly for Humanists International. Read More
General news / 19 April 2021 UN expert calls for ban on anti-LGBTI conversion therapy in UK Dr. Shaheed stated that banning the "discredited and unsafe" practice of "conversion therapy" would not violate the right to freedom… Read More
Campaigns / 12 March 2021 Scottish “blasphemy” law repealed following humanist campaign Scottish parliament repeals antiquated blasphemy law Read More
Members and partners / 10 March 2021 Humanism officially enters in school curriculum in Wales Wales has passed new legislation which guarantees relationships and sex education for every child and enshrines humanism in the curriculum… 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