General news / 18 September 2020 Artistic freedom is a ‘cornerstone of democracy’, civil society tells EU Humanists International urges EU to do more to protect freedom of artistic expression in the face of increasing threats. Read More
General news / 17 September 2020 Humanists International stands in solidarity with victims of human rights violations in Poland Humanists International express its concerns for the human rights situation in Poland and stands with all victims of discrimination in… Read More
Action Alert / 15 September 2020 Nigerian authorities continue to impede Bala’s access to justice Continued delays in Bala's case violate his fundamental human rights and call into question the integrity of the Nigerian justice… Read More
General news / 2 September 2020 “France has freedom of expression”, says Macron after Charlie Hebdo republishes the Prophet’s cartoons French President Macron reaffirmed freedom of expression as a secular value in France Read More
Campaigns / 6 August 2020 Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, sends message of solidarity to Mubarak Bala, detained for 100 days Wole Soyinka writes to the President of Humanist Association of Nigeria on his 100th day in detention Read More
Campaigns / 6 August 2020 Wole Soyinka’s message of solidarity to Mubarak Bala Wole Soyinka writes to fellow humanist Mubarak Bala on his one hundredth day in detention, sharing a message of hope,… Read More
Action Alert - Live / 4 August 2020 Bangladesh should drop spurious charges against blogger Asad Noor Noor has been charged with ‘spreading rumours’ and ‘defaming Islam’. Authorities in Bangladesh are threatening his family in retribution. Read More
Action Alert / 24 July 2020 Police refuse to comply with court order granting Mubarak Bala access to his legal team Police refuse to comply with the Magistrate’s court order granting Bala access to his legal team in a clear violation… Read More
Action Alert - Live / 21 July 2020 Sri Lankan rationalist summoned by police for questioning Indika Rathnayake summoned by police after a Buddhist monk accused him of propagating fictitious ideas about Buddha and Buddhism. Read More
Advocacy News / 16 July 2020 At UN, Humanists International highlights importance of artistic expression during Covid-19 In this time of heightened fear, enforced isolation and loss, defending freedom of artistic expression is more important than ever. Read More
Action Alert - Live / 15 July 2020 Case against Sri Lankan writer for hurting religious sentiments should be dropped Award-winning Sri Lankan writer, Shakthika Sathkumara, stands accused of having hurt the religious feelings of Buddhists and advocated hatred in… Read More