Advocacy News / 16 August 2021 Urgent international action needed to mitigate humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan The resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan has triggered a humanitarian crisis as progressive activists hide in fear. 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
Protect Humanists At Risk / 10 August 2021 The only outspoken ex-Muslim of Sri Lanka: an interview with Rishvin Ismath Giovanni Gaetani interviews Co-founder and Spokesperson of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Sri Lanka, Rishvin Ismath. Read More
Humanists At Risk / 5 August 2021 Luxembourgish humanists donate £900 to the Protect Humanists At Risk campaign, for the second time in three years "We want to help protect those individuals who fear for their life when exercising their fundamental human rights", said Bob… Read More
Advocacy News / 5 August 2021 UN adopts landmark resolution condemning witchcraft accusations The resolution condemns “the widespread discrimination, stigma, social exclusion and forced displacement" associated with witchcraft accusations. Read More
Action Alert - Live / 4 August 2021 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. Read More
Humanists At Risk / 2 August 2021 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. Read More
Advocacy News / 28 July 2021 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. Read More
Young Humanists International / 27 July 2021 Young humanists worldwide unite for climate action Young Humanists International launches Young Humanist Climate Action, a young humanist-led campaign in pursuit of climate justice. Read More
Global Humanism Now / 12 July 2021 2021 Humanism Conference program announced Humanists International has just announced the program of the conference on 14 August. Read More
Advocacy News / 9 July 2021 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. Read More