Nigeria: one year on from sentencing, let Mubarak know that he is not forgotten
5 April marks one year since Nigerian humanist Mubarak Bala was sentenced to 24 years in prison. Send him a…
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At UN, humanists urge Finland to decriminalize “blasphemy”
Humanists International, the Finnish Humanist Association and the Union of Freethinkers of Finland have jointly called on Finland to revoke…
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UPR Statement on Finland
ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International UN Human Rights Council, 52nd session (27 February – 4 April 2023) Item 6: UPR Outcome…
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At European Parliament, Italian humanists condemn rise of religious nationalism
In January, Adele Orioli, Director of Advocacy at the UAAR, spoke at an event on the topic of “liberal democracy”,…
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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
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India: Supreme Court rules in favor of filmmaker
Indian Supreme Court rules that filmmaker Leena Manimekalai should not be arrested
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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…
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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…
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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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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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