Humanists highlight link between reprisals, closing civic space, and rhetoric undermining the UN
At the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International has delivered a statement in dialogue with the…
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Reprisals for UN cooperation and the undermining of multilateralism
ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International UN Human Rights Council, 60th session (8 September to 8 October 2025) Item 5: Interactive Dialogue…
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Humanists spotlight role of religion and patriarchy in gender-based violence during UN panel
Humanists International has delivered a statement during the annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women at the 59th…
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Humanists International highlights rights of humanists under minority rights framework at UN
Humanists International has highlighted the rights of the non-religious under the Declaration on the Rights of Minorities, via two written…
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Humanists International submission cited by United Nations Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has cited a submission made by Humanists International in his report on countering intolerance, underscoring…
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Humanists International highlights harm of blasphemy laws in submissions to UN
Humanists International has highlighted the threat of anti-blasphemy laws and how they infringe on the right to freedom of religion…
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UN Suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia's membership of the UN Human Rights Council, by a two-thirds…
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Humanists International joins 349 civil society groups calling for UN to be more open to NGOs
A group of NGOs have sent a letter to all UN states urging them to reform the UN Committee on…
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Humanists International welcomes UN Report on Freedom of Thought
Humanists International has welcomed a report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Dr Ahmed Shaheed,…
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Human Rights Council elections, FoRB and cultural rights on the agenda at the UN General Assembly
States reacted to thematic reports by UN experts, and voted in new members of the Human Rights Council at the…
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IHEU launches 2018 Freedom of Thought Report
In a world first, a list of the best and worst countries to be an atheist has been published. The…
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