Advocacy News / 12 September 2025 At UN, Humanists urge UN to reject Myanmar’s sham elections Humanists International, together with Burmese Atheists, has delivered a statement at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council,… Read More
Advocacy News / 12 September 2025 Humanists International calls on EU to protect civic space and ensure equal public participation In a submission to the EU Commission on its forthcoming Civil Society Strategy, Humanists International has highlighted systemic challenges to… Read More
Advocacy News / 27 August 2025 Humanists International urges EU Commission to strengthen bodily autonomy in comments on new Gender Equality Strategy In a submission to the European Commission on its new Gender Equality Strategy, Humanists International has called on the EU… Read More
Advocacy News / 7 July 2025 Humanists condemn Iraq’s refusal to protect women and girls in UPR response Humanists International has delivered a statement at the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, expressing grave concern over… Read More
Advocacy News / 2 July 2025 Humanists denounce Italy’s ideological drift during UN rights review Humanists International and its Member, the Italian Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics (UAAR) have delivered a statement at the… Read More
Advocacy News / 1 July 2025 Humanists at European Parliament urge rural regeneration as sustainable solution to housing crisis Nominated by Humanists International, Leonel Gonçalves from the Association for Republicanism and Secularism, Portugal, called for a shift in housing… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 June 2025 Global coalition urges UN to renew mandate on violence and discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Humanists International has joined over 1,200 NGOs from 167 countries in calling for the renewal of the UN Independent Expert… Read More
Advocacy News / 24 June 2025 Humanists spotlight role of religion and patriarchy in gender-based violence during UN panel Humanists International has delivered a statement during the annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women at the 59th… Read More
Advocacy News / 20 June 2025 Humanists condemn red-tagging, artistic repression, and “blasphemy” laws in the Philippines Humanists International, Humanists Alliance Philippines, International, and Filipino Freethinkers have delivered a statement at the UN, warning of continued threats… Read More
Advocacy blog / 4 June 2025 / Scott Douglas Jacobsen Luxembourg to Host Global Humanist Conference How will the Humanists International 2025 conference in Luxembourg promote scientific literacy and global equity through its theme, speakers, and… Read More
Advocacy News / 8 May 2025 Humanists International highlights rights of humanists under minority rights framework at UN Humanists International has highlighted the rights of the non-religious under the Declaration on the Rights of Minorities, via two written… Read More