Members and partners / 23 March 2021 “Gay conversion therapies are torture”, say Humanists of Puerto Rico The Puerto Rican Senate is discussing a bill that would outlaw gay conversion therapies, but the intervention of conservative parties… Read More
Advocacy News / 19 March 2021 Humanists call for Ghana, Tunisia and Turkey to cease persecution of LGBTI activists At the UN Human Rights Council today, Humanists International called on Ghana, Tunisia and Turkey to cease their persecution of… Read More
Advocacy News / 16 March 2021 Humanists International condemns Iran’s “culture of impunity,” at UN Humanists International's statement addressed impunity for unlawful killings by the State, gender-based violence, and violations of LGBTI rights in Iran. Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2021 / Iran / UN Human Rights Council / Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention / Impunity for human rights violations in Iran ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 46th Session (22 February to 23 March 2021) Item… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2021 / Ghana / UN Human Rights Council / Item 8: Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action / The right to free expression, association and assembly of LGBTI+ Rights Activists ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (22 February – 19 March… Read More
Humanists International News / 10 December 2020 Pandemic measures misused to roll-back rights of humanists and the non-religious, new report shows Humanists International launches the Freedom of Thought Report 2020 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
Campaigns blog / 20 October 2020 / Mohamed Hisham أنا محمد وأنا ملحد مصري – I am Mohamed and I am an Egyptian atheist Back in February 2018 the face of Mohamed Hisham went viral online. Referred to as “atheist berated on live TV”,… Read More
Advocacy News / 2 October 2020 Turkey deflects scrutiny of human rights record during UPR Humanists International and the Turkish Association of Atheism strongly criticize Turkey over its failure to acknowledge its poor record on… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2020 / Turkey / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR Statement on Turkey International Humanist and Ethical Union 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (14 September – 2 October 2020) Item… Read More