Advocacy News / 31 March 2023 At UN, humanists urge Finland to decriminalize “blasphemy” Humanists International, the Finnish Humanist Association and the Union of Freethinkers of Finland have jointly called on Finland to revoke… Read More
Advocacy News / 30 March 2023 At UN, Uganda defends anti-LGBTI+ bill in response to Humanists International statement Uganda has defended the extreme anti-LGBTI+ bill its Parliament passed earlier this month in response to a statement made at… Read More
Advocacy News / 30 March 2023 Abortion ban is killing women in Poland, warn humanist organizations at UN Six women have died since 2020 because they were deprived of life-saving abortions, yet Polish authorities continue to shut down… Read More
Advocacy News / 29 March 2023 Malawi: Humanists express concern over proposal to recognize existence of ‘witchcraft’ At the UN, Humanists International and Humanists Malawi argued that the law would likely lead to further stigmatization of alleged… Read More
Advocacy News / 28 March 2023 At UN, Humanists International expresses concern about intolerance of minority beliefs and identity in Algeria & Tunisia Humanists International has spoken out at the UN to highlight the increasingly difficult and hostile environment for realising the right… Read More
Advocacy News / 24 March 2023 Humanists International calls out Greece at UN for hostile treatment of Human Rights Defenders In a statement at the UN, Humanists International has spoken out in defence of Greek human rights defender, Panayote Dimitras,… Read More
Advocacy News / 16 March 2023 At UN, Humanists International calls out misuse of FoRB by anti-rights actors The statement was delivered during a dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Dr. Nazila Ghanea,… Read More
Advocacy News / 10 February 2023 At European Parliament, Italian humanists condemn rise of religious nationalism In January, Adele Orioli, Director of Advocacy at the UAAR, spoke at an event on the topic of “liberal democracy”,… Read More
Advocacy News / 2 February 2023 Humanists International members participate in third annual UPR workshop During the training, 21 participants from 12 member organizations learned about how to engage effectively with the process. Read More
Advocacy News / 24 November 2022 Iran: UN votes to establish fact finding mission to document abuses related to repression of protests In support of the resolution, Humanists International argued that "State violence in Iran is enabled by institutionalized impunity for mass… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 October 2022 Humanists Barbados highlights slow progress on human rights commitments in UN report The report addresses issues including the abolition of the death penalty, LGBTI+ rights, gender equality, and the right of freedom… Read More