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
Advocacy Statement / 2020 / Chile / UN Human Rights Council / Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights / Importance of Freedom of Artistic Expression in Context of Covid-19 ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union 44th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (30 June 2020 to 17… Read More
General news / 14 July 2020 Human rights victory as Sudan abolishes death sentence for apostasy Humanists International welcomes progressive criminal justice reforms in Sudan Read More
Advocacy News / 10 July 2020 Humanists International calls for a global ban on anti-LBGTI “conversion therapy” Humanists International takes aim at the religious arguments underpinning the anti-LGBTI practice of 'conversion therapy' Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2016 / Bahrain / UN Human Rights Council / Item 2: Annual report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights / The harassment of civil society organisations at the UN ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 32nd Session (13th June – 1st July 2016) General… Read More