General news / 17 May 2023 US Congressman calls for pardon of Mubarak Bala Upon adopting Mubarak Bala's case, Congressman Jamie Raskin called on President Buhari to grant him a pardon Read More
Advocacy News / 12 May 2023 European Parliament backs EU accession to Istanbul Convention In a historic development, the European Parliament has this week voted in favour of the bloc’s ratification of the Istanbul… Read More
Advocacy News / 5 May 2023 European Parliament urges Nigerian authorities to release Mubarak Bala In a resolution adopted during its April Plenary session, the European Parliament has condemned the use of blasphemy laws and called for… Read More
Members and partners / 28 April 2023 First partner organization meeting in European Capacity Building project in Rome At the first partner meeting in European Capacity Building and Networking project, Members set the strategy for the project for… Read More
Advocacy News / 28 April 2023 NGOs file UN petition to free Nigerian humanist Mubarak Bala on the 3rd anniversary of his arrest On the 3rd anniversary of Bala's detention, Humanists International has filed an updated appeal with the UN Working Group on… Read More
Advocacy News / 12 April 2023 Humanist Ottawa calls on Canada to reject “systemic faithism” in a submission to UN Humanist Ottawa's UPR report highlights how laws in several Canadian states perpetuate systemic religious discrimination in the field of education… Read More
Action Alert - Live / 5 April 2023 Nigeria: one year on from sentencing, let Mubarak know that he is not forgotten 5 April marks one year since Nigerian humanist Mubarak Bala was sentenced to 24 years in prison. Send him a… Read More
Advocacy News / 31 March 2023 At UN, Humanists International condemns use of religious nationalism to deny minority rights At the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International has condemned the prevalence of religious- and ethno-nationalism being used to deny… Read More
Advocacy News / 31 March 2023 At UN, humanists urge Finland to decriminalize “blasphemy” Humanists International, the Finnish Humanist Association and the Union of Freethinkers of Finland have jointly called on Finland to revoke… Read More
Advocacy News / 30 March 2023 At UN, Uganda defends anti-LGBTI+ bill in response to Humanists International statement Uganda has defended the extreme anti-LGBTI+ bill its Parliament passed earlier this month in response to a statement made at… Read More
Action Alert - Live / 30 March 2023 India: urgently reinstate protection detail of at risk rationalist Narendra Nayak's 24-hour security detail is withdrawn Read More