General news / 24 October 2019 Italian photographer convicted of blasphemy after comparing the Church to a masochist club Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani has been convicted to pay €4000 for blasphemy for having compared the Catholic Church to a… Read More
General news / 15 October 2019 Nationalist party president harassing humanist activist in Greece Humanists concerned about attempts to vilify and silence human rights defender Panayote Dimitras Read More
General news / 3 October 2019 Abolish “blasphemy” laws worldwide! – Humanists renew call at UN In its final statement at the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International has renewed its call… Read More
General news / 2 October 2019 Humanists International condemns Brunei for treatment of “apostates”, non-Muslims and LGBTI citizens "Religions don’t have rights, people do. And this includes religious and non-religious minorities, LGBTI+ people, women, and children." Read More
Campaigns / 1 August 2019 Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir freed after 6 years in detention Sentenced to death in 2014 following accusations of "blasphemy" and "apostasy", Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir has now been freed and… Read More
Campaigns blog / 10 July 2019 / Humanists International Why these pixelated faces? There are millions of humanists around the world, but some of them must live in hiding. Here's why. Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2019 / Cyprus / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR Statement on Cyprus International Humanist and Ethical Union 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council (24th June – 12th July 2019) Universal… Read More
General news / 27 June 2019 Humanists International joins 40 NGOs urging UN to hold Saudi Arabia to account Humanists International has joined a group of 40 civil society organizations calling on the United Nations to act on the… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2019 / UN Human Rights Council / Item 9: Follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action / Blasphemy cases International Humanist and Ethical Union 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (9th – 27th September 2019) General Debate… Read More
Campaigns / 21 June 2019 Humanists International crowd-funds for persecuted humanists Humanists International has launched a fundraising campaign to support its valuable Protect Humanists at Risk campaign. Read More
General news / 10 May 2019 Humanists at African Commission: “African Values” do not, cannot justify anti-LGBTI discrimination Humanists International has called out Nigeria and other states for denying free expression and other rights to LGBTI African citizens. Read More