Conferences / 19 November 2019 President of Zambia declares “fools think there is no God” – reports Humanists and atheists in Zambia are stigmatised for not believing in God Read More
Featured Story General news / 13 November 2019 Freedom of Thought Report 2019 warns of “growing divide” on blasphemy laws While several countries have repealed 'blasphemy' laws since 2015, many others still continue to prosecute, and in some countries 'blasphemy'… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2019 / Saudi / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR Statement on Saudi Arabia International Humanist and Ethical Union 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (25th February – 22nd March 2019) UPR:… Read More
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
Humanists International event / 13 November 19 - 13 November 19 Freedom of Thought Report 2019 launch Launch of the 2019 edition of the Humanists International Freedom of Thought Report, and dialogue on "The Humanist Contribution to… Read More
Advocacy News / 3 October 2019 Humanists call on Norway to make constitution more inclusive Norway's constitutional assertions of national Christian values and the privileged position of the church "send a signal of exclusion", humanists… 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
Conferences / 26 September 2019 Humanists International trains global Parliamentarians on rights of the non-religious Humanists International has trained a group of parliamentarians from around the world on the topic of humanism and the situation… 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
Conferences / 16 July 2019 International meeting in Washington DC to promote freedom of belief Humanists International will participate in a high-level international conference on freedom of religion or belief. 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