General news / 6 February 2023 Algeria: acquittal of humanist academic is a victory for the right to freedom of religion or belief On 1 February, a court in Algeria overturned the conviction of humanist academic Said Djabelkhir Read More
General news / 25 January 2023 India: Supreme Court rules in favor of filmmaker Indian Supreme Court rules that filmmaker Leena Manimekalai should not be arrested Read More
General news / 23 January 2023 Nigeria: 1,000 days without Mubarak Bala Mubarak Bala spends 1000th day in a cell Read More
Advocacy News / 13 October 2022 Humanist organizations give evidence to UN study on ending witchcraft-related persecution The organizations strongly affirmed the importance of education as key to overcoming some of the root causes of witchcraft accusations. Read More
Advocacy News / 7 October 2022 UN creates Special Rapporteur to monitor and report on human rights violations in Russia The UN Human Rights Council has voted today to adopt a resolution creating a Special Rapporteur on the Russian Federation. Read More
General news / 4 October 2022 India: Concern for ongoing harassment of filmmaker Leena Manimekalai Threats against Leena Manimekalai circulate in Toronto neighborhoods Read More
Advocacy News / 4 October 2022 Humanists International marks International Safe Abortion Day with statement at UN The statement noted significant positive developments, and backward steps, in terms of abortion law reforms this past year. Read More
General news / 12 September 2022 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 Read More
General news / 15 August 2022 Renowned novelist and humanist Salman Rushdie stabbed Rushdie was attacked at an event in western New York state after his assailant stormed the stage. Read More
General news / 7 July 2022 Humanists well-represented at International FoRB Ministerial Humanists make their voices heard among hundreds of delegates attending FoRB Ministerial in London, 5-6 July 2022 #FoRBforall Read More
General news / 21 June 2022 Ten ways to celebrate this World Humanist Day World Humanist Day is celebrated every year on 21 June and we have been celebrating it since the 1980s. Here… Read More