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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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,…
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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”,…
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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
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