Advocacy News / 8 March 2021 Girls at higher risk of child marriage and teenage pregnancy due to pandemic, Humanists International tells UN In a statement to the UN, Humanists International has called on the global community to guarantee the educational and reproductive… Read More
Advocacy News / 8 January 2021 Freethought Lebanon and SOCH Nepal submit human rights reports to UN UPR The UPR submissions will provide essential, firsthand facts to support the review of Lebanon and Nepal's human rights framework. Read More
Humanists International News / 10 December 2020 Pandemic measures misused to roll-back rights of humanists and the non-religious, new report shows Humanists International launches the Freedom of Thought Report 2020 Read More
Advocacy News / 27 October 2020 Humanists International renews call to action over the persecution of alleged witches In a written statement to the Human Rights Council, Humanists International raised the global phenomenon of witchcraft-related human rights abuses. Read More
Growth and Development / 24 April 2020 “Alleged witches are still killed today, in 2020”, says humanist anti-witchcraft activist Leo Igwe Humanists International supports Advocacy for Alleged Witches Read More
General news / 1 October 2019 Child marriage kills tens of thousands of girls a year, Humanists tell UN Child marriage leads to maternal mortality, with 70,000 girls needlessly dying in child birth every year. Read More
Campaigns / 20 March 2019 “Child sacrifice continues today” – Humanists implore Human Rights Council to act Some so-called 'witchdoctors' and 'traditional' healers continue to torture and kill children in a number of countries. Read More
Policy / 2007 / Board of Directors / Pending Review ‘Child marriage is non-consensual sex’ Mr President, The practice of child marriage has all but disappeared from Western society, but is still all too prevalent… Read More
Policy / 2011 / Oslo, Norway / World Humanist Congress / Current Corruption The 2011 World Humanist Congress notes that: Kofi Annan referred to corruption as an ‘insidious plague’, that ‘undermines democracy and… Read More
Policy / 1993 / Board of Directors / Current Genital mutilation of females The International Humanist & Ethical Union Noting that the United Nations in its charter declares the dignity and worth of… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2018 / Ghana / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR statement on Ghana ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 37th Session (27th February – 23rd March 2018) UPR… Read More
