Nigeria: Kano State High Court brings formal charges against Mubarak Bala
Mubarak Bala formally charged before the Kano State High Court after 462 days in arbitrary detention.
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Mommad is granted asylum in Greece as courts recognise the danger faced by non-religious people in Pakistan
Since January 2020, Humanists International has been monitoring Mommad’s application for asylum.
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Humanists International joins call for enhanced civil society participation at UN
The joint submission highlighted challenges to multilateralism and civil society engagement in UN processes stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mauritania continues to persecute anti-slavery activists, Cheick Mkhaitir tells UN
Cheick Mkhaitir denounced the practice of slavery and the persecution of human rights defenders in his home country of Mauritania.
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Humanists International releases new training tool on FoRB
Humanists International presents a new training tool on the right to freedom of religion or belief: the FoRB Good Practice…
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At UN, Humanists International calls for freedom of thought in schools
Responding to a report on the cultural dimensions of the right to education, Humanists International advocated for critical and creative…
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Following months of delays, Mubarak Bala is to have his day in court
Abuja High Court to hear petition of Nigerian humanist, Mubarak Bala, on 14 July
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Unprecedented interference of the Vatican to modify an anti-hate crime law in Italy
The Holy See has invoked its Concordat with the Italian government to seek modifications of a law currently discussed by…
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“Homophobia kills”: Polish atheists launch a new campaign to stop hate against LGBTI+ people
The Kazimierz Łyszczyński Foundation launches a billboard campaign to "stop religiously motivated hate" against the LGBT+ community in Poland.
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Free trade should not come at expense of human rights, humanists tell European Parliament
Humanists reminded MEPs that free trade comes with responsibilities with respect to human rights and the environment.
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“The Catholic Church must erase our names from their baptism registers”, says a coalition of European atheist groups
A coalition of atheist organizations in France, Italy, and Hungary calls upon the Catholic Church to delete the names of…
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