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…
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Condemnation of Anti-LGBTI+ Bill in Uganda
ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (27 February – 4 April 2023) Item 8:…
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Leena Manimekalai
Oral statement International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 51st Session (12 September – 7 October) General Debate…
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Iran: death in custody of Mahsa Amini
Oral statement International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 51st Session (12 September – 7 October 2022) General…
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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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Humanists International welcomes new Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
The UN Human Rights Council has appointed Dr. Nazila Ghanea as the new Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or…
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UN renews expert mandate on sexual orientation and gender identity
The mandate’s renewal will ensure that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) will remain a…
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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
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The situation of women and girls under the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union 50th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (13 June 2022 to 08…
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Afghanistan: Humanists International condemns systematic erasure of women and girls from public life
During an urgent debate at the UN, Humanists International condemned the denial of education, healthcare and freedom of movement to…
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