Uganda Humanist Schools Trust (UHST) was established in 2008 as a charity to raise funds in support of the efforts made by Ugandan Humanists, to found and support schools that offer students a liberal, secular,... Read More

In 2019, Prof. Mahmoud Jama Ahmed became the target of religious fundamentalists because of his criticism of Islam. He was forced to leave Somalia after being persecuted and imprisoned on blasphemy charges. Humanists International played... Read More

Last Fall, the AHA signed on to three Supreme Court amicus briefs in cases that involve issues central to humanist values. The first friend of the court brief was submitted in the reproductive rights case,... Read More

Humanists, atheists, and non-religious people in Sri Lanka face discrimination and persecution every day, especially if they come from a Muslim background. Even though Sri Lanka is not a Muslim country (the majority of the... Read More

This is a recurring series highlighting openly nonreligious elected officials across the nation. Prior to the 2016 election, there were only 5 public nontheist state legislators, however, because of the efforts of the Center for Freethought Equality, the... Read More

“Wuhan. Wuhan was catching on, coronavirus, kung flu, I could give you many, many names. Some people call it the Chinese flu, the China flu, they call it the China.” When the COVID-19 pandemic first... Read More

This is a recurring series highlighting openly nonreligious elected officials across the nation. Prior to the 2016 election there were only 5 public nontheist state legislators, because of the efforts of the Center for Freethought... Read More