Greece: cease judicial harassment of human rights defender
In the coming months, humanist and human rights advocate Panayote Dimitras faces multiple trials, accused of "filing a false complaint"
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“Overturning Roe v Wade has not ended the attack on abortion”, says Humanists International at UN
Humanists International condemns in the strongest terms the United States Supreme Court’s decision to revoke the constitutional right to abortion.
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Challenging caste prejudice now considered ‘terrorism’ in India, Humanists tell UN
Activists working at the intersection of land rights, gender and caste are facing increasing attacks from India’s right-wing, nationalist government.
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“In Greece, those who challenge hateful rhetoric face reprisals,” say Humanists at UN
Humanists International and the Humanist Union of Greece have called for stronger action to address systemic hate speech and racism…
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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.
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Statement on racism and police brutality in light of George Floyd’s murder
Humanists International issues this statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and all victims of racist attacks, police…
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Humanists International calls attention to global rise of populist nationalism and minority-blaming
The new wave of populism and demagoguery degrades human rights, exacerbates racism and discrimination across the world, Humanists International tells…
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“Extremism must be met by swift and humane opposition”: statement on Charlottesville rally
On Saturday afternoon, the town of Charlottesville, Virginia, became the scene of a rally by white supremacists, billed as “Unite…
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IHEU highlights persecution of Dalits in climate of Hindu nationalism
During a debate on racism and discrimination at the UN Human Rights Council, Swati Kamble a Dalit woman representing the…
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IHEU speaks up for brave Mauritanian anti-slavery campaigners, at UN
In a statement officially supported by the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement in Mauritania (IRA-Maritanie), the International…
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