Western Asia Archives - Page 6 of 15 - Humanists International

General news / 1 October 2019

Child marriage leads to maternal mortality, with 70,000 girls needlessly dying in child birth every year.

General news / 27 September 2019

Humanists International at the United Nations has castigated states such as Iran, Morocco and Saudi Arabia for their treatment of…

Advocacy Statement / 2019 / Iran / UN Human Rights Council / Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention /

International Humanist and Ethical Union 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (9th – 27th September 2019) General Debate…

Advocacy News / 5 July 2019

Humanists welcome progress in Cyprus, but concern remains on discrimination against atheists.

Advocacy Statement / 2019 / Cyprus / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review /

International Humanist and Ethical Union 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council (24th June – 12th July 2019) Universal…

General news / 27 June 2019

Humanists International has joined a group of 40 civil society organizations calling on the United Nations to act on the…

Membership blog / 26 April 2019 / Humanists International

Humanists in the Netherlands hosted the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief earlier this month.

General news / 14 March 2019

"I don’t believe in God. I don’t believe in Wahhabism. I believe women are equal to men. I believe in…

Campaigns blog / 8 March 2019 / Jessica McDonald

Rahaf al-Qunun is singular in her courage and tenacity. Yet she is not the first and will not be the…

General news / 7 January 2019

The plight of a 20-year-old woman from Saudi Arabia, intending to seek asylum in Australia, has gone viral under the…

Advocacy Statement / 2018 / Iran / UN Human Rights Council / Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention /

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 37th Session (27th February – 23rd March 2018) General…