General news / 1 October 2019 Child marriage kills tens of thousands of girls a year, Humanists tell UN Child marriage leads to maternal mortality, with 70,000 girls needlessly dying in child birth every year. Read More
30 September 2019 Humanists International calls on states not to ratify the “Covenant on the Rights of the Child in Islam” States are making laws based on religious grounds that are incompatible with their obligations on the human rights of children. Read More
General news / 27 September 2019 This is what happens when governments want to silence female dissidents, whose critical minds intimidate them Humanists International at the United Nations has castigated states such as Iran, Morocco and Saudi Arabia for their treatment of… Read More
Campaigns blog / 27 September 2019 / Giovanni Gaetani Do you remember Mohamed, the Egyptian atheist kicked off a TV interview? Mohamed Hisham who was forced to escape Egypt last year, after a backlash against his "atheist" interview. 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
General news / 26 September 2019 Humanists International calls on Poland to step-up on women’s rights Humanists speaking at Europe's largest human rights conference have condemned Poland for its poor record on protecting the rights of… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2019 / Iran / UN Human Rights Council / Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention / Women human rights defenders International Humanist and Ethical Union 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (9th – 27th September 2019) General Debate… Read More
Campaigns blog / 23 August 2019 / Humanists International आम्ही सारे दाभोलकर – You need to know what this means This week marks 6 years since Dr Narendra Dabholkar, founder of our member organization the Maharashtra Anti-Superstition Society, was assassinated. 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