Advocacy

Inputs to International
Organizations

Humanists Malaysia engages with international human rights organizations & mechanisms to advance humanism, critical thinking, rationale thought, freedom of thought, conscience and belief, secularism, and the rights of the non-religious. Below is the archive of our submissions.

United Nations

UPR Submission — Malaysia Cycle 4

2023

Joint submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review on freedom of religion and belief and the rights of non-religious persons in Malaysia.

UN Human Rights Council — General Debate

2024

Oral statement on the situation of apostasy laws and their chilling effect on freedom of expression in Malaysia.

ASEAN

ASEAN Civil Society Conference Input

2024

Recommendations to ASEAN intergovernmental human rights mechanisms on protecting non-religious minorities in Southeast Asia.

ASEAN Freedom of Thought, Conscience & Belief Forum Report

2024

Outcomes and recommendations from the ASEAN Freedom of Thought, Conscience & Belief Forum co-organised by Humanists Malaysia.

Humanists International

Freedom of Thought Report 2025 — Malaysia Chapter

2025

Authored in partnership with Humanists International, documenting religious discrimination and the rights of the non-religious in Malaysia.

Annual Monitoring Report

2024

Compliance and activity report submitted to Humanists International as part of our membership obligations.