Humanists At Risk / 17 November 2022 Nigeria: legal team file brief in appeal of Mubarak Bala On 15 November 2022, the legal team acting on behalf of Mubarak Bala filed a Brief of Argument with the… Read More
Humanists At Risk / 16 November 2022 Maldives: UN experts express concern for Rusthum Russo Four UN experts have written to express their concerns about the judicial harassment of Maldivian activist Rusthum Russo Read More
Campaigns / 8 November 2022 New BBC documentary highlights Mubarak Bala and the challenges atheists face in Nigeria Mubarak Bala, President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, is currently serving a 24-year prison sentence, in connection with a… Read More
Advocacy News / 5 October 2022 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… 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
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
Humanists At Risk / 22 August 2022 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… Read More
Humanists At Risk / 15 August 2022 Maldives: Concerns for safety of social media activist following conviction Maldivian human rights defender facing increased threats following conviction Read More
Humanists At Risk / 12 August 2022 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 Read More
Humanists At Risk / 11 August 2022 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" Read More
Campaigns / 5 August 2022 India: drop investigations into filmmaker Poet and filmmaker Leena Manimekalai faces accusations of “hurting religious sentiments” in connection with her documentary short ‘Kaali’ Read More