Cause for celebration: Mubarak Bala arrives in Germany
Exactly five years after his detention Mubarak Bala arrived in Germany on 28 April 2025.
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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…
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Nigeria: humanist leader freed at last
Humanist leader, Mubarak Bala, finally released from prison, more than four years after his arbitrary detention.
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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
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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…
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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:…
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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
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Nigeria: Progress in the case of Mubarak Bala
A verdict in Mubarak Bala's appeal expected within months
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Humanists on the front line of democracies globally, new report shows
Humanists International launches 12th annual Key Countries edition of the Freedom of Thought Report
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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…
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Arbitrary Detention of Mubarak Bala and Dr. Ahmedezra Djalali
ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (11 September to 13 October 2023) Item 3:…
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