Advocacy Statement / 2019 / South Africa / Child sacrifice International Humanist and Ethical Union 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (25th February – 22nd March 2019) General… Read More
General news / 26 November 2019 Egyptian secularist facing arbitrary travel ban, now on hunger strike Denied permission to travel despite their being no official court order, Ahmed Harkan has begun a hunger strike Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2019 / Hungary / Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe / Freedom of assembly and association in the OSCE region International Humanist and Ethical Union Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, OSCE, Warsaw 2019 Working Session VI: Freedom of peaceful assembly and… Read More
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November 2019 Freedom of Thought Report 2019 warns of “growing divide” on blasphemy laws While several countries have repealed 'blasphemy' laws since 2015, many others still continue to prosecute, and in some countries 'blasphemy'… Read More
Humanists International News / 1 November 2019 Roslyn Mould: “America’s Christian Far-right should not be exporting their hate to Ghana” As the World Congress of Families gathers to meet in Accra, Ghana, Humanists have a clear message: Your hate is… 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
25 October 2019 Mohammad Ismail detention – Further harassment of human rights defenders in Pakistan Authorities in Pakistan have again been accused of harassing peaceful human rights defenders, following the detention of civil society activist… 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
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
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