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
Advocacy Statement / 2020 / Mauritania / African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights / Persecution of human rights defenders in Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia and Nigeria Oral statement on Item 6: Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders in Africa 67th session of African Commission on Human… Read More
Advocacy blog / 20 November 2020 / Lillie Ashworth Third FoRB Ministerial takes place despite controversial host Poland was chosen to host the event despite its poor record on democracy and human rights. Read More
Action Alert / 14 November 2020 Nigerian humanist Mubarak Bala held without charge for 200 days Mubarak Bala has now been held without charge for 200 days in a clear violation of his fundamental rights Read More