Advocacy News / 28 April 2020 Humanists International Calls for Urgent Release of Iran’s Prisoners of Conscience Humanists International is calling on Iran to release its prisoners of conscience and human rights defenders during the COVID-19 Crisis. Read More
Advocacy News / 20 March 2020 Sudan plans to scrap death penalty for apostasy Sudan has announced that it will remove the death penalty for the crime of “apostasy.” Read More
Advocacy News / 9 March 2020 At UN, Humanists International and Cheikh Mkhaitir call on Mauritania to release human rights defenders Humanists International have delivered a statement to the UN calling for the Mauritanian government to cease the harassment and arrest… Read More
Advocacy News / 6 March 2020 Humanists International joins 11 NGOs supporting Cultural Rights Defenders, at UN At the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International joined 11 other civil society organisations to deliver… Read More
Advocacy News / 5 March 2020 Humanists International welcomes UN report on religion and gender discrimination Humanists International has warmly welcomed the latest report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Dr… Read More
Advocacy News / 3 October 2019 Humanists call on Norway to make constitution more inclusive Norway's constitutional assertions of national Christian values and the privileged position of the church "send a signal of exclusion", humanists… Read More
Advocacy News / 8 July 2019 New Zealand’s national “Diversity” statement excludes non-religious people Humanists commend human rights progress in New Zealand; but express concern as non-religious people are excluded from "Diversity" statement Read More
Advocacy News / 5 July 2019 Humanists call on Cyprus to respond on anti-atheist school lessons Humanists welcome progress in Cyprus, but concern remains on discrimination against atheists. Read More
Advocacy News / 18 March 2019 Humanists International tells Nigeria: you must protect sexual and non-religious minorities Read More
Advocacy News / 26 September 2018 “Russia: Allow people to express freely what they believe and whom they love,” urges IHEU at UN Everyone has the right to free expression, and not to face discrimination because of their sexuality, including in Russia. This… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 September 2018 At UN, IHEU urges abolition of apostasy laws Today at the United Nations, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has condemned states that criminalize apostasy. Speaking on behalf… Read More