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
Advocacy News / 9 December 2020 At African Commission, Cheick Mkhaitir and Humanists International raise four cases of concern The statement addressed the situation of Mubarak Bala in Nigeria and the persecution of human rights defenders in 3 other… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 November 2020 Dutch Humanists present the Freedom of Thought Report to the Dutch Parliament The Dutch Humanist Association brings awareness to the specific problems faced by non-religious people, atheists, freethinkers, and humanists to the… 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 / 19 November 2020 Humanists International calls on African Commission to tackle witchcraft-related human rights abuses Humanists International has urged the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) to take concrete action against the plethora… Read More
Advocacy News / 11 November 2020 Humanists International confronts nationalist “gender ideology” narrative at OSCE Creating a false moral panic around "gender ideology" is part of the far-right's strategy to galvanize their conservative support base. Read More
Advocacy News / 5 November 2020 Polish government delays ban on abortion while protests continue The Polish government was caught by surprise by the huge wave of protests and said that “it would be good… 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
Advocacy News / 23 October 2020 Human Rights Council elections, FoRB and cultural rights on the agenda at the UN General Assembly States reacted to thematic reports by UN experts, and voted in new members of the Human Rights Council at the… Read More
Advocacy News / 7 October 2020 Humanists International joins 354 NGOs calling for an end to barriers to abortion access The statement tackled threats to SRHR brought about by COVID-19 and urged States to reimagine their approach to reproductive justice. 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