by admin | Sep 7, 2021 | News, Submission
On 7 September the Humanist Society made a submission in support of the ban of so-called “conversion therapy”. You can read our full submission below. About Humanist Society of NZ (Inc.) The Humanist Society of New Zealand (Inc.) is a secular organisation...
by admin | Aug 26, 2021 | News
Today we wrote to both the New Zealand Prime Minister, Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Honorable Nanaia Mahuta raising our concerns for Afghanistan. You can read our letter in full below. The Humanist Society of New Zealand wishes to...
by admin | Jan 31, 2021 | News
The statement from Humanists NZ below was read at the tangi for Ngaire McCarthy on 27 Jan 2021. The Council and members of Humanist NZ are deeply saddened by the death of Ngaire. We remember her for her warmth, as well as for her no-nonsense, down-to-earth attitude to...
by admin | Apr 29, 2020 | News
We’ve written to Winston Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to interceed on behalf of the President of the Humanist Society of Nigeria, Mubarak Bala, who has been detained and accused of Blasphemy after he allegedly posted criticism of Islam on his...
by admin | Apr 29, 2020 | News
On 10 March we wrote to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Honourable Winston Peters, raising our concerns for Professor Mahmoud Jama Ahmed, who was charged and sentenced for blasphemy in Somalia last year. He was pardoned on 20 January. However, on 28 February a...
by admin | Jan 29, 2020 | News, Submission
In January we made a submission in support of the Crimes (Definition of Female Genital Mutilation) Amendment Bill. We also proposed that an obligation be imposed upon all medical practitioners to provide relevant details to their local Medical Officers of Health...