Advocacy Statement / 2024 / UN Human Rights Council / Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention / Human Rights of Intersex Persons Humanists International 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (26 February to 5 April 2024) General Debate on Item… Read More
Advocacy News / 22 February 2024 Humanists call for human rights centered policies at European Parliament and strategy to combat disinformation During an event at the European Parliament held earlier this month on disinformation and foreign interference in the context of… Read More
Advocacy News / 20 February 2024 Humanists participate in European Commission’s high-level meeting In a high-level meeting hosted by the European Commission, philosophical and non-confessional leaders from across Europe came together to discuss… Read More
Advocacy News / 28 November 2023 At UNESCO, Humanists International urges states to commit to human rights and reject exclusionary politics and disinformation Humanists International has delivered a statement to the 42nd session of the General Conference of UNESCO, urging states to reaffirm… Read More
Advocacy News / 31 October 2023 Humanists and IPPFoRB host Human Rights Workshop for South Asian Parliamentarians This month, Humanists International and IPPFoRB together hosted a human rights workshop for Parliamentarians from South Asia. Read More
Advocacy News / 12 October 2023 Humanists International highlights threat of far right across Europe, at UN In its final statement to the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International has highlighted the threat… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2023 / UN Human Rights Council / Item 9: Follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action / Rise of Far-Right in Europe ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (11 September to 13 October 2023) General Debate… Read More
Advocacy News / 27 June 2023 At European Parliament, Dutch humanists call for a fair and sustainable EU Single Market Speaking at the European Parliament, Robbert Bodegraven, Director of Humanistisch Verbond (Humanist Union) - a Dutch Member of Humanists International… Read More
Advocacy News / 12 May 2023 European Parliament backs EU accession to Istanbul Convention In a historic development, the European Parliament has this week voted in favour of the bloc’s ratification of the Istanbul… Read More
Advocacy News / 13 October 2022 Humanist organizations give evidence to UN study on ending witchcraft-related persecution The organizations strongly affirmed the importance of education as key to overcoming some of the root causes of witchcraft accusations. Read More
Advocacy News / 27 September 2022 Caste discrimination fuels modern slavery practices in India, says Indian humanist activist at UN Humanist activist from India links caste discrimination to modern slavery practices. Read More