Advocacy News / 9 December 2020 Humanists International Testifies at US Federal Hearing on Global Blasphemy Laws Humanists International Directory of Advocacy, Elizabeth O'Casey, testified at a USCIRF hearing on how the United States can effectively work… Read More
Protect Humanists At Risk / 27 November 2020 UK parliament highlights impact of COVID-19 on humanist community On Thursday 26 November the British parliament debated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the right to freedom of… Read More
Advocacy News / 21 November 2020 UN rights experts urge Bangladesh to investigate violations regarding Asad Noor’s case UN rights experts have called on the Bangladesh government to provide information on several violations of internationally guaranteed human rights… Read More
Advocacy News / 2 October 2020 Turkey deflects scrutiny of human rights record during UPR Humanists International and the Turkish Association of Atheism strongly criticize Turkey over its failure to acknowledge its poor record on… Read More
Action Alert - Live / 25 July 2020 UN rights experts urge Nigeria to immediately release humanist accused of blasphemy UN experts have called on the Nigerian authorities to immediately release prominent humanist and rights defender Mubarak Bala Read More
Action Alert / 24 July 2020 Police refuse to comply with court order granting Mubarak Bala access to his legal team Police refuse to comply with the Magistrate’s court order granting Bala access to his legal team in a clear violation… Read More
Action Alert - Live / 21 July 2020 Sri Lankan rationalist summoned by police for questioning Indika Rathnayake summoned by police after a Buddhist monk accused him of propagating fictitious ideas about Buddha and Buddhism. Read More
General news / 14 July 2020 Human rights victory as Sudan abolishes death sentence for apostasy Humanists International welcomes progressive criminal justice reforms in Sudan Read More
Advocacy News / 10 July 2020 Humanists International calls for a global ban on anti-LBGTI “conversion therapy” Humanists International takes aim at the religious arguments underpinning the anti-LGBTI practice of 'conversion therapy' Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2016 / Egypt / UN Human Rights Council / Item 8: Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action / Blasphemy laws in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco ORAL STATEMENT United Nations Human Rights Council, 33rd Session (13th – 30th September 2016) General Debate: Item 8 This statement… Read More