Advocacy blog / 5 August 2021 / Javan Lev Poblador “Writing was my way of fighting against untouchability in Mauritania”: interview with Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir, an antislavery activist and blogger from Mauritania who spent six years in prison and survived ‘death… Read More
Advocacy News / 5 August 2021 UN adopts landmark resolution condemning witchcraft accusations The resolution condemns “the widespread discrimination, stigma, social exclusion and forced displacement" associated with witchcraft accusations. Read More
Action Alert - Live / 4 August 2021 Nigeria: Kano State High Court brings formal charges against Mubarak Bala Mubarak Bala formally charged before the Kano State High Court after 462 days in arbitrary detention. Read More
Status: Active Case of Concern / Nigeria / Harmful traditional practices / Under Threat Leo Igwe Read More
Humanists At Risk / 2 August 2021 Mommad is granted asylum in Greece as courts recognise the danger faced by non-religious people in Pakistan Since January 2020, Humanists International has been monitoring Mommad’s application for asylum. Read More