Campaigns / 12 March 2021 Scottish “blasphemy” law repealed following humanist campaign Scottish parliament repeals antiquated blasphemy law Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2021 / Maldives / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / Human Rights in the Maldives ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (22 February – 19 March… Read More
Action Alert - Live / 2 March 2021 Petition to relocate Mubarak Bala heard in court First hearing in legal challenge seeking transfer of Mubarak Bala to Abuja heard. Court adjourned until 20 April. Read More
Action Alert / 22 February 2021 Mubarak Bala spends his 300th day in arbitrary detention In protest at Mubarak's ongoing arbitrary detention, humanist activists across the globe will be observing a symbolic 300 second silence;… Read More
Action Alert / 9 February 2021 Case against Sri Lankan rationalist dismissed Attorney General of Sri Lanka confirms that rationalist writer Shakthika Sathkumara will not face charges for hurting religious sentiments Read More
Action Alert - Live / 2 February 2021 Legal team seek relocation of Mubarak Bala to neutral territory The legal team have filed a motion to have Mubarak moved to Abuja where he will be safer. Read More
Action Alert - Live / 21 December 2020 Mubarak Bala must be released, says Abuja High Court The ruling in which the judge declared Bala’s continuous incarceration as illegal and ordered his immediate release. Read More
Advocacy News / 15 December 2020 Humanists reaffirm importance of FoRB in the context of all human rights On Human Rights Day, Humanists International took part in an event to reaffirm the human rights nature of FoRB in… Read More
Action Alert - Live / 10 December 2020 High Court hearing in the case of Mubarak Bala postponed High Court hearing in case of Mubarak Bala postponed to 21 December due to a case backlog. Read More
Advocacy News / 9 December 2020 Humanists International Testifies at US Federal Hearing on Global Blasphemy Laws Humanists International Directory of Advocacy, Elizabeth O'Casey, testified at a USCIRF hearing on how the United States can effectively work… Read More
Action Alert - Live / 30 November 2020 Fears that Mubarak Bala will face a secret trial mount As Bala's legal team continues to face obstructions, fears mount that Mubarak Bala will be subjected to a trial in… Read More