Advocacy News / 20 March 2020 Sudan plans to scrap death penalty for apostasy Sudan has announced that it will remove the death penalty for the crime of “apostasy.” Read More
Action Alert / 11 March 2020 Don’t let Mahmoud die, Humanists International tells UN Humanists International make intervention at the UN to call for greater protection of Somali Professor threatened with death because of… Read More
Advocacy News / 9 March 2020 At UN, Humanists International and Cheikh Mkhaitir call on Mauritania to release human rights defenders Humanists International have delivered a statement to the UN calling for the Mauritanian government to cease the harassment and arrest… Read More
Action Alert / 6 March 2020 Protect Mahmoud, the Somali professor accused of blasphemy for a Facebook post Prof. Jama Ahmed received public death threats on charges of blasphemy and apostasy. Humanists International calls for the Somali authorities… Read More
Advocacy News / 6 March 2020 Humanists International joins 11 NGOs supporting Cultural Rights Defenders, at UN At the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International joined 11 other civil society organisations to deliver… Read More
Advocacy News / 5 March 2020 Humanists International welcomes UN report on religion and gender discrimination Humanists International has warmly welcomed the latest report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Dr… Read More
General news / 3 March 2020 Indian humanists condemn anti-Muslim violence Humanist leaders across India have condemned the wave of violence against Muslims as a result of the new Citizenship Amendment… Read More
General news / 14 February 2020 The astonishing success of Think – humanist videos “for the curious everywhere” Think is a project funded by Humanists International, whose goal is to create entertaining HD videos on science, history and… Read More
General news / 6 February 2020 Cautious welcome for new US-led International Religious Freedom Alliance The United States Government has announced the formation of a new partnership of 27 governments to promote freedom of religion… Read More
General news / 31 January 2020 #JeSuisMila: how Muslim fundamentalists ruined the life of a French girl The story of a 16-year-old French girl who was forced to go into hiding after she received thousands of death… Read More
Members and partners / 21 January 2020 Blasphemy laws abolished in Ireland Ireland has become the eighth country to abolish its "blasphemy" law since 2015. Read More