Advocacy News / 3 March 2021 At UN, Humanists International puts on record support for COVID-19 cultural rights report Humanists International has spoken out in support of the latest report by the UN Special Rapporteur in the Field of… Read More
Humanists International News / 12 February 2021 Humanists International’s statement on vaccines Humanists International's President Andrew Copson on vaccine nationalism, vaccine hesitancy and the importance of science in fighting COVID-19 Read More
Advocacy News / 11 February 2021 Humanists International holds first UPR training session for Members The UPR training was attended virtually by Humanist Internationals Members in Greece, Lithuania, Hungary and Iceland. Read More
Advocacy News / 29 January 2021 Council of Europe passes resolutions on ethical vaccine policy and ethnic profiling Humanists International reports on key developments from the "hybrid" Winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Read More
Advocacy News / 8 January 2021 Freethought Lebanon and SOCH Nepal submit human rights reports to UN UPR The UPR submissions will provide essential, firsthand facts to support the review of Lebanon and Nepal's human rights framework. Read More
Advocacy News / 9 December 2020 At African Commission, Cheick Mkhaitir and Humanists International raise four cases of concern The statement addressed the situation of Mubarak Bala in Nigeria and the persecution of human rights defenders in 3 other… Read More
4 December 2020 Humanists International joins NGOs calling for release of Saudi women’s rights defenders Several female activists have been subjected to torture, sexual violence and other ill-treatment whilst arbitrarily detained in Saudi Arabia. Read More
Advocacy News / 19 November 2020 Humanists International calls on African Commission to tackle witchcraft-related human rights abuses Humanists International has urged the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) to take concrete action against the plethora… Read More
Advocacy News / 11 November 2020 Humanists International confronts nationalist “gender ideology” narrative at OSCE Creating a false moral panic around "gender ideology" is part of the far-right's strategy to galvanize their conservative support base. Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2020 / Belarus / Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe / FoRB, populism and anti-gender movements OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) III on Freedom of Religion or Belief: The Role of Digital Technologies and Civil… Read More
Advocacy News / 27 October 2020 Humanists International renews call to action over the persecution of alleged witches In a written statement to the Human Rights Council, Humanists International raised the global phenomenon of witchcraft-related human rights abuses. Read More