Members and partners / 11 February 2021 Humanists in Slovakia and UK campaign for wider participation of non-religious in national censuses Two national censuses are due to be launched in Slovakia and the UK in the coming weeks and our Members… Read More
Members and partners / 2 February 2021 Council of Ex-Muslims of Sri Lanka held its 5th General Assembly despite threats The AGM was held in a climate of tension and fear due to growing threats against the non-religious community in… 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 / 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
General news / 7 September 2020 Sudanese state embraces secularism In a move that puts an end to 30 years of Islamic rule, the Sudanese Transitional government have signed a… Read More
General news / 2 September 2020 “France has freedom of expression”, says Macron after Charlie Hebdo republishes the Prophet’s cartoons French President Macron reaffirmed freedom of expression as a secular value in France Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2016 / France / UN Human Rights Council / Item 2: Annual report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights / The role of secularism in the protection of human rights ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 33rd Session (13th September – 30th September 2016) General… Read More
Action Alert / 11 March 2020 Don’t let Mahmoud die, Humanists International tells UN Humanists International make intervention at the UN to call for greater protection of Somali Professor threatened with death because of… Read More
Advocacy News / 9 March 2020 At UN, Humanists International and Cheikh Mkhaitir call on Mauritania to release human rights defenders Humanists International have delivered a statement to the UN calling for the Mauritanian government to cease the harassment and arrest… Read More
General news / 10 January 2020 Ex-Muslims in Sri-Lanka still have to gather in hiding We are proud to support the work of Council of Ex-Muslims of Sri Lanka, forced to have their Annual General… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2019 / Norway / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / UPR statement on Norway International Humanist and Ethical Union 42nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (9th – 27th September 2019) Universal Periodic… Read More