Punishment and torture

Authorities in Pakistan have again been accused of harassing peaceful human rights defenders, following the detention of civil society activist…

"Religions don’t have rights, people do. And this includes religious and non-religious minorities, LGBTI+ people, women, and children."

Humanists International at the United Nations has castigated states such as Iran, Morocco and Saudi Arabia for their treatment of…

Sentenced to death in 2014 following accusations of "blasphemy" and "apostasy", Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir has now been freed and…

UN experts have called for better protection of women human rights defenders. So why is Gulalai Ismail still being harassed…

Humanists International has joined a group of 40 civil society organizations calling on the United Nations to act on the…

We have issued an urgent call for the Pakistan Prime Minister to interview and protect Gulalai.

Harsh new laws based on Sharia come into force today in Brunei, despite international condemnation.

Humanists International protests abortion laws under which women are being jailed after suffering miscarriages

"I don’t believe in God. I don’t believe in Wahhabism. I believe women are equal to men. I believe in…