Advocacy Statement / 2022 / Poland / UN Human Rights Council / Universal Periodic Review / UPR Statement on Poland ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International UN Human Rights Council, 52nd session (27 February – 4 April 2023) Item 6: UPR Outcome… Read More
Advocacy News / 10 February 2023 At European Parliament, Italian humanists condemn rise of religious nationalism In January, Adele Orioli, Director of Advocacy at the UAAR, spoke at an event on the topic of “liberal democracy”,… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2022 / Iran / UN Human Rights Council / Urgent Debate / Statement during special session on Iran International Humanist and Ethical Union Oral Statement UN Human Rights Council 35th Special Session: The deteriorating situation of human rights… Read More
Advocacy News / 25 October 2022 Humanists Barbados highlights slow progress on human rights commitments in UN report The report addresses issues including the abolition of the death penalty, LGBTI+ rights, gender equality, and the right of freedom… Read More
Advocacy News / 12 October 2022 Humanists International condemns Head of Russian Orthodox Church and religious propaganda in war on Ukraine The Russian Orthodox Church has provided moral backing to the war, while Catholic fundamentalist groups are using the war to… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2022 / UN Human Rights Council / Item 2: Annual report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights / Statement condemning Head of Russian Orthodox Church & religious propaganda in fuelling war on Ukraine, and negative impact on reproductive rights Oral statement International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 51st Session (12 September – 7 October) Interactive dialogue… Read More
Advocacy News / 4 October 2022 Humanists International marks International Safe Abortion Day with statement at UN The statement noted significant positive developments, and backward steps, in terms of abortion law reforms this past year. Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2022 / UN Human Rights Council / Item 8: Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action / Statement for Safe Abortion Day 2022 Oral statement International Humanist and Ethical Union 51st Session of the UN Human Rights Council (12 September – 7 October… Read More
Advocacy News / 28 September 2022 At UN, Humanists International calls for justice following murder of Mahsa Amini At the UN, Humanists International urges Iran to uphold freedom of protest and demands accountability for the murder of Mahsa… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2022 / Iran / UN Human Rights Council / Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention / Iran: death in custody of Mahsa Amini Oral statement International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 51st Session (12 September – 7 October 2022) General… Read More
Advocacy News / 10 August 2022 Belgian humanists condemn lack of abortion access for Ukrainian refugees In a speech to the European Parliament, the President of Centre d’Action Laïque has condemned restrictions on abortion access faced… Read More