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Advocacy News / 20 June 2022

Humanists International warns of coordinated attack on gender equality and reproductive rights at UN

Humanists International has warned members of the UN Human Right Council of a coordinated attack on gender equality and reproductive…

Advocacy Statement / 2022 / UN Human Rights Council / Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights /

Statement highlighting coordinated attack on gender equality and reproductive rights at UN

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union 50th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (13 June 2022 to 08…

Advocacy News / 20 June 2022

Humanist activist from Philippines calls on UN to protect young women human rights defenders

In a statement made at the UN, Roma Hechanova - an artist, human rights activist, and humanist from the Philippines…

Advocacy Statement / 2022 / Philippines / UN Human Rights Council / Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights /

Statement on protecting young women human rights defenders in Philippines

Oral Statement International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 50th Session (13 June – 8 July 2022) Interactive…

Advocacy News / 10 June 2022

European legislators adopt two resolutions protecting access to abortion and condemning anti-choice actors

The past ten days have seen two European legislating bodies - the Council of Europe and European Parliament - pass…

Advocacy Statement / 2021 / Belgium / Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review /

UPR Statement on Belgium

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council 48th Session (13 September – 8 October 2021) UPR…

Advocacy News / 30 September 2021

Council of Europe resolves to “strengthen the fight against ‘honour’ crimes”

Crimes of "honour" and the right to a healthy environment were on the agenda during the Autumn Session of the…

Advocacy News / 5 August 2021

UN adopts landmark resolution condemning witchcraft accusations

The resolution condemns “the widespread discrimination, stigma, social exclusion and forced displacement" associated with witchcraft accusations.

Advocacy Statement / 2021 / UN Human Rights Council / Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights /

Rights of women and influence of religious fundamentalists

ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union 47th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (21 June 2021 to 13…

Members and partners / 22 June 2021

Unprecedented interference of the Vatican to modify an anti-hate crime law in Italy

The Holy See has invoked its Concordat with the Italian government to seek modifications of a law currently discussed by…

Advocacy News / 18 March 2021

In Croatia, access to abortion is “exposed to intense ideological pressure”, says Humanists International at UN

In a joint statement, Humanists International highlighted 'conscientious objection' and anti-abortion harassment as limiting access to abortion in practice.

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