General news / 18 September 2020 Artistic freedom is a ‘cornerstone of democracy’, civil society tells EU Humanists International urges EU to do more to protect freedom of artistic expression in the face of increasing threats. Read More
General news / 17 September 2020 Humanists International stands in solidarity with victims of human rights violations in Poland Humanists International express its concerns for the human rights situation in Poland and stands with all victims of discrimination in… Read More
Action Alert / 15 September 2020 Nigerian authorities continue to impede Bala’s access to justice Continued delays in Bala's case violate his fundamental human rights and call into question the integrity of the Nigerian justice… Read More
Advocacy News / 10 September 2020 Humanists International joins call for urgent UN investigation into China’s human rights violations Humanists International has joined over 300 NGOs in a call for systematic UN monitoring and reporting on China's human rights… Read More
General news / 7 September 2020 Sudanese state embraces secularism In a move that puts an end to 30 years of Islamic rule, the Sudanese Transitional government have signed a… Read More
General news / 2 September 2020 “France has freedom of expression”, says Macron after Charlie Hebdo republishes the Prophet’s cartoons French President Macron reaffirmed freedom of expression as a secular value in France Read More
Campaigns / 6 August 2020 Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, sends message of solidarity to Mubarak Bala, detained for 100 days Wole Soyinka writes to the President of Humanist Association of Nigeria on his 100th day in detention Read More
Campaigns / 6 August 2020 Wole Soyinka’s message of solidarity to Mubarak Bala Wole Soyinka writes to fellow humanist Mubarak Bala on his one hundredth day in detention, sharing a message of hope,… Read More
Action Alert - Live / 4 August 2020 Bangladesh should drop spurious charges against blogger Asad Noor Noor has been charged with ‘spreading rumours’ and ‘defaming Islam’. Authorities in Bangladesh are threatening his family in retribution. Read More
Campaigns / 29 July 2020 73% of humanists at risk are ex-Muslims, 80% are men – and the requests for help are increasing Some data from our #ProtectHumanistsAtRisk campaign Read More
Action Alert - Live / 25 July 2020 UN rights experts urge Nigeria to immediately release humanist accused of blasphemy UN experts have called on the Nigerian authorities to immediately release prominent humanist and rights defender Mubarak Bala Read More