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
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
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
General news / 25 January 2023 India: Supreme Court rules in favor of filmmaker Indian Supreme Court rules that filmmaker Leena Manimekalai should not be arrested Read More
General news / 23 January 2023 Nigeria: 1,000 days without Mubarak Bala Mubarak Bala spends 1000th day in a cell Read More
Members and partners / 16 January 2023 New US Report Forecasts Christian Nationalist Movement’s State-Level Strategy in 2023 American Atheists' new report warned about white Christian nationalists’ likely strategy for 2023, following the midterm elections. Read More
Humanists International News / 8 December 2022 Report reveals the impact of the precarious state of secularism globally 11th edition of Freedom of Thought Report exposes that only 4% of the global population live in societies that are… Read More