UN must investigate human rights violations in Afghanistan
International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 31st special session of the Human Rights Council on the serious…
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Humanists International calls on UN to urgently investigate human rights violations in Afghanistan
Today at the UN, Humanists International has urged the international community to establish an adequately resourced fact-finding mission to investigate…
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Humanists approve historic resolution on the worldwide abolition of laws against blasphemy
Members and Associates of Humanists International unanimously approved the resolution calling for the worldwide repeal of laws against blasphemy.
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Humanist community passes timely resolution urging equitable COVID-19 vaccination process
Humanists from around the world have together called on the international community to gurantee a transparent, equitable, universal and participatory…
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Mubarak Bala 2021 Freedom of Thought Award
Humanist International General Assembly awards 2021 Freedom of Thought Award to detained colleague Mubarak Bala
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Urgent international action needed to mitigate humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
The resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan has triggered a humanitarian crisis as progressive activists hide in fear.
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The hollow theatrics of Lebanon’s human rights presentation at the UN
"There is a culture of impunity in Lebanon", Freethought Lebanon reflects on Lebanon's UPR presentation at the UN.
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“Writing was my way of fighting against untouchability in Mauritania”: interview with Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir
Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir, an antislavery activist and blogger from Mauritania who spent six years in prison and survived ‘death…
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UN adopts landmark resolution condemning witchcraft accusations
The resolution condemns “the widespread discrimination, stigma, social exclusion and forced displacement" associated with witchcraft accusations.
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