Advocacy News / 30 March 2023 Abortion ban is killing women in Poland, warn humanist organizations at UN Six women have died since 2020 because they were deprived of life-saving abortions, yet Polish authorities continue to shut down… Read More
Advocacy News / 29 March 2023 Malawi: Humanists express concern over proposal to recognize existence of ‘witchcraft’ At the UN, Humanists International and Humanists Malawi argued that the law would likely lead to further stigmatization of alleged… Read More
Advocacy News / 28 March 2023 At UN, Humanists International expresses concern about intolerance of minority beliefs and identity in Algeria & Tunisia Humanists International has spoken out at the UN to highlight the increasingly difficult and hostile environment for realising the right… Read More
Members and partners / 27 March 2023 Ugandan humanists condemn anti-LGBTI+ bill passed in parliament Humanist organizations in Uganda strongly condemn an anti-LGBTI+ bill recently passed in the Ugandan parliament. Read More
Advocacy News / 24 March 2023 Humanists International calls out Greece at UN for hostile treatment of Human Rights Defenders In a statement at the UN, Humanists International has spoken out in defence of Greek human rights defender, Panayote Dimitras,… Read More
Advocacy News / 16 March 2023 At UN, Humanists International calls out misuse of FoRB by anti-rights actors The statement was delivered during a dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Dr. Nazila Ghanea,… Read More
Conferences / 27 February 2023 Latest lineup of speakers at the World Humanist Congress Discover the latest speakers to join the line up for the 2023 World Humanist Congress in Copenhagen Read More
General news / 21 February 2023 Greece: humanist barred from human rights work Panayote Dimitras barred from working with the Greek Helsinki Monitor Read More
Advocacy News / 10 February 2023 At European Parliament, Italian humanists condemn rise of religious nationalism In January, Adele Orioli, Director of Advocacy at the UAAR, spoke at an event on the topic of “liberal democracy”,… Read More
General news / 6 February 2023 Algeria: acquittal of humanist academic is a victory for the right to freedom of religion or belief On 1 February, a court in Algeria overturned the conviction of humanist academic Said Djabelkhir Read More
Advocacy News / 2 February 2023 Humanists International members participate in third annual UPR workshop During the training, 21 participants from 12 member organizations learned about how to engage effectively with the process. Read More