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General news / 9 May 2019

Religion does not trump human rights, Humanists International has argued at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, reiterating…

Advocacy Statement / 2019 / Egypt / African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights /

International Humanist and Ethical Union Oral Statement Human Rights Situation in Africa 64th Session of the African Commission on Human…

Membership blog / 26 April 2019 / Humanists International

Humanists in the Netherlands hosted the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief earlier this month.

Campaigns blog / 25 April 2019 / Humanists International

"Many people will tell you that this is the fringe... But sometimes the fringe becomes the centre."

General news / 14 March 2019

"I don’t believe in God. I don’t believe in Wahhabism. I believe women are equal to men. I believe in…

Humanists, atheists and the non-religious generally are protected under human rights law. Find out how!

Campaigns / 5 March 2019

Humanists International reminds the Human Rights Council that 'blasphemy' and 'apostasy' laws violate the human rights of both religious and…

A note on United Nations terminology on this website

Policy / 2015 / Manila, Philippines / General Assembly / Current

The General Assembly adopts the following IHEU General Statement of Policy of the International Humanist and Ethical Union as an…

Policy / 2017 / London, United Kingdom / General Assembly / Current

Governments based on religion have been common in the history of human societies and are still common today. Witnessing the…

Policy / 2018 / Auckland, New Zealand / General Assembly / Current

The right of all people to participate in the government of their society has been a foundation of human freedom…