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2023 India: urgently reinstate protection detail of at risk rationalist Narendra Nayak's 24-hour security detail is withdrawn Read More
Advocacy News / 30 March 2023 Abortion ban is killing women in Poland, warn humanist organizations at UN Six women have died since 2020 because they were deprived of life-saving abortions, yet Polish authorities continue to shut down… Read More
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
Members and partners / 27 March 2023 Ugandan humanists condemn anti-LGBTI+ bill passed in parliament Humanist organizations in Uganda strongly condemn an anti-LGBTI+ bill recently passed in the Ugandan parliament. Read More