Victims of religious persecution Archives

Advocacy News / 31 March 2023

At UN, Humanists International condemns use of religious nationalism to deny minority rights

At the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International has condemned the prevalence of religious- and ethno-nationalism being used to deny…

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

Minority rights and criticism of religious nationalism

ORAL STATEMENT Humanists International 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (27 February – 4 April 2023) Item 3:…

General news / 20 August 2021

Humanists approve historic resolution on the worldwide abolition of laws against blasphemy

Members and Associates of Humanists International unanimously approved the resolution calling for the worldwide repeal of laws against blasphemy.

Advocacy Statement / 2021 / Mauritania / UN Human Rights Council / Item 6: Universal Periodic Review /

UPR Statement on Mauritania

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

Case of Concern / Egypt / Apostasy laws / In Exile

Mohamed Hisham

Advocacy blog / 16 June 2021 / Lillie Ashworth

New report sheds light on persecution of non-believers in Africa

Non-believers in Africa lack legal protection, suffer political isolation and social intolerance, blogs Leo Igwe.

Advocacy News / 16 March 2021

Humanists International at UN: justice for Asad Noor and Ashraf Fayadh is long overdue

Humanists International took the floor to remind Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia of their moral and legal obligation to uphold the…

Action Alert / 22 February 2021

Mubarak Bala spends his 300th day in arbitrary detention

In protest at Mubarak's ongoing arbitrary detention, humanist activists across the globe will be observing a symbolic 300 second silence;…

General news / 16 February 2021

Bangladeshi court gave verdict on Avijit Roy’s murder suspects

Six years after the att, a court in Bangladesh has sentenced the murderers of Avijit Roy.

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

4 December 2020

Humanists International joins NGOs calling for release of Saudi women’s rights defenders

Several female activists have been subjected to torture, sexual violence and other ill-treatment whilst arbitrarily detained in Saudi Arabia.

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