Humanist Mubarak Bala Freed in Nigeria
After four-and-a-half years in prison, Mubarak Bala, president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, was released on Tuesday. Because Bala’s legal team believes he is still in danger, he is being housed at a secure... Read More
#FreeMubarakBala
Please take just a moment to send words of support to Mubarak Bala, a humanist imprisoned in Nigeria for “blasphemous” social media posts. In 2022, the Kano State High Court in Nigeria sentenced Mubarak Bala,... Read More
Leo Igwe is Going on Tour
Nigerian humanist Leo Igwe is embarking on a packed United States tour to meet American humanists coast to coast and share his important work. From March 17th to April 9th, he has scheduled meals and... Read More
International Religious Freedom Summit 2024 Reflections
On January 30th and 31st, the American Humanist Association’s (AHA) policy team attended the fourth-annual International Religious Freedom Summit, convened by the IRF Secretariat. A plethora of belief systems were represented as exhibitors and representatives... Read More
Humanists International to Launch 2023 Freedom of Thought Report
On Thursday, December 14th, the American Humanist Association will host the US launch of Humanists International’s Freedom of Thought Report on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The in-person and virtual event will be live-streamed for... Read More
World Humanist Congress: Better Democracies through Humanist Values
Humanists International is a global membership organization that brings together the humanist movement from around the world. Members—the American Humanist Association (AHA) was one of the five founding organizations in 1952—include both humanist organizations and... Read More
Humanist Schools in Uganda Request Support
Uganda Humanists have worked hard to establish schools with an explicitly humanist ethos. My webinar with American Humanist Association (AHA) members in 2021, described the work of Peter Kisirinya at Isaac Newton Humanist School. The... Read More