Welcome to the February edition of Humanistically Speaking with theme of human rights. Human rights are a core priority for humanists.

By Leo Igwe Leo is a Nigerian human rights advocate and humanist The Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) needs your support this year to...

A new 'Manifesto on the Future of Humanism' is published exclusively for our readers in this month's edition of Humanistically Speaking....

The Woman, Life, Freedom Charter is calling for the creation of a free, equal, prosperous and secular society in Iran. A society where...

By Aaron the Humanist A lover of all things statistical such as charts and graphic illustrations, Aaron was the ideal candidate to create...

Humanism: Silent or Strident? From Barry Newman - a humanist schools visitor and a co-opted member of Dorset Humanists Committee I think...

The UN Declaration was a landmark document that set out the fundamental universal rights for all humans to a life, liberty, and privacy.

By David Warden David is Chairman of Dorset Humanists and Humanist Adviser to Bournemouth University and Arts University Bournemouth...

By Stephen Evans Stephen is Chief Executive of the National Secular Society, which was founded in 1866 by Charles Bradlaugh MP 2023 will...

By Laura Newlyn Policy and Campaigns Officer at Humanists UK In this specially-commissioned article for Humanistically Speaking, Laura...

In this article, Aaron looks through the lens of Star Trek to ask whether we have the right to interfere in the internal affairs of other...

The Human Rights Act, is a legal instrument that makes the United Kingdom subservient to the decisions of judges in Europe.

By Brian Vickery Brian is a former treasurer of the Libertarian Party (UK). He helped create LibertyForAssange, a libertarian focus group...

By David Warden David is Chairman of Dorset Humanists, a member of LGBT Humanists, and the founding Chairman of the Dorset County Council...

By Mohit Palagiri Mohit is a new member of our writing team. He is interested in speaking out against the caste system in India,...

Follow these ten rules to avoid harming others.

Why some countries rejected the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

An insight into how Human Rights in Africa are REALLY doing and how African courts and Human Rights bodies function.

Maggie Hall charts the continuous battle for women's rights from early feminism to the present day.

By John Coss, Vice Chair of Stockport Humanists Continuing our series of profiles of humanists who are not as widely known as they should...

Book review of Spare (2023) by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex David Warden, a qualified humanistic counsellor, was shocked to discover...

By Alex Williams Alex is a writer, teacher and singer from Watford. Son of Ham A son of Ham, well I’ve read Fredrick Douglass where he...