Advocacy Statement / 2023 / Ghana / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / Statement on Ghana’s Universal Periodic Review (2023) ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International 53rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (19 June 2023 to 14 July 2023) Item… Read More
Advocacy News / 12 April 2023 Humanist Ottawa calls on Canada to reject “systemic faithism” in a submission to UN Humanist Ottawa's UPR report highlights how laws in several Canadian states perpetuate systemic religious discrimination in the field of education… Read More
Advocacy News / 31 March 2023 At UN, humanists urge Finland to decriminalize “blasphemy” Humanists International, the Finnish Humanist Association and the Union of Freethinkers of Finland have jointly called on Finland to revoke… Read More
Advocacy News / 30 March 2023 Abortion ban is killing women in Poland, warn humanist organizations at UN Six women have died since 2020 because they were deprived of life-saving abortions, yet Polish authorities continue to shut down… Read More
Advocacy Statement / 2023 / Finland / UN Human Rights Council / Universal Periodic Review / UPR Statement on Finland ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International UN Human Rights Council, 52nd session (27 February – 4 April 2023) Item 6: UPR Outcome… Read More
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 Statement / 2023 / Algeria / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review / Treatment of minorities in Algeria and Tunisia (English Version) ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International UN Human Rights Council, 52nd session (27 February – 4 April 2023) General Debate Item 6:… Read More
Advocacy News / 2 February 2023 Humanists International members participate in third annual UPR workshop During the training, 21 participants from 12 member organizations learned about how to engage effectively with the process. 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 / 31 March 2022 “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… Read More
Advocacy News / 29 March 2022 At UN, Humanists condemn Hungarian government over deteriorating human rights situation In a joint UPR statement, Humanists International and the Hungarian Atheist Association have criticized Hungary over hostile legislation and shrinking… Read More