India called out at UN for harassment of filmmaker who depicted Hindu goddess in film
Leena Manimekalai has been subjected to a campaign of judicial harassment in India in retaliation for her film, which depicted…
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India: Concern for ongoing harassment of filmmaker Leena Manimekalai
Threats against Leena Manimekalai circulate in Toronto neighborhoods
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Nigeria: Bala’s lawyers meet with German Special Envoy
German Special Envoy on FoRB, Frank Schwabe, meets with Nigerians leading the fight for Mubarak Bala
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Coalition urges the EU to guarantee an enabling visa framework for human rights defenders
Human rights defenders have the right to carry out their work safely, but are increasingly at risk. An international coalition…
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Humanist Association of Ireland donates €500 to the Protect Humanists At Risk campaign
“The Humanist Association of Ireland is happy to support Humanists International in the difficult work that they do to support…
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Maldives: Concerns for safety of social media activist following conviction
Maldivian human rights defender facing increased threats following conviction
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Hungary: city hall moves to appeal reinstatement of Gáspár Békés
Budapest City Hall has filed an appeal against a ruling that it had unlawfully dismissed humanist Gáspár Békés
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Greece: cease judicial harassment of human rights defender
In the coming months, humanist and human rights advocate Panayote Dimitras faces multiple trials, accused of "filing a false complaint"
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India: drop investigations into filmmaker
Poet and filmmaker Leena Manimekalai faces accusations of “hurting religious sentiments” in connection with her documentary short ‘Kaali’
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We have the tools to influence change, now we must use them
In this blog, Humanists International’s Casework & Campaigns Manager, Emma Wadsworth-Jones reflects on some of the challenges of supporting humanists…
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Humanists call on the Europe’s Asylum Agency to consider experience of the non-religious
AHA Luxembourg has called on its representatives to ensure that the European Union Agency for Asylum takes into account the…
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