Tags: Abuse
Culture isn’t an excuse for inaction, says Nazir Afzal in NSS lecture
Culture shouldn't be an excuse for inaction on issues such as forced marriage, honour-based violence and child sexual... Read More »
Child abuse inquiry criticises religious groups’ “egregious failings”
There are "egregious failings" in the way various religious organisations have handled child abuse, with a variety... Read More »
Prosecutor Nazir Afzal to address ‘blind spots’ in NSS lecture
The National Secular Society is delighted to announce that the distinguished prosecutor Nazir Afzal will deliver its... Read More »
UN castigates Vatican over clerical sexual abuse of minors
UN special rapporteurs have criticised the Vatican over child sexual abuse in stronger terms than ever before, highlighting... Read More »
French cardinal culpable over failure to disclose child sexual abuse
France's top court has confirmed that Philippe Barbarin, until recently France's most senior Catholic cleric, is culpable... Read More »
UN quizzes Ireland over institutional abuse and religious schooling
A UN committee has asked Ireland to take steps to guarantee accountability for past human rights violations in religious... Read More »
Irish mother and baby homes inflicted a “profound generational wrong”
Ireland's prime minister has said the state failed to uphold its duty of care after a report highlighted serious failings... Read More »
Catholic Church put its reputation first on child abuse, inquiry finds
The Catholic Church put its reputation before the interests of child abuse survivors, with senior leaders complicit... Read More »
CoE put its reputation before child protection, abuse inquiry finds
The Church of England failed to take action to deal with child abuse as it prioritised the defence of its reputation,... Read More »
Poland’s agreement with Vatican helps protect abusers, NSS tells UN
The National Secular Society has urged a UN committee to push Poland to renegotiate a treaty with the Vatican, in... Read More »
Religious groups’ safeguarding failures exposed at abuse inquiry
Witnesses at the Independent Inquiry on Child Sexual Abuse have called for the mandatory reporting of abuse allegations,... Read More »
Jehovah's Witnesses restructure mustn’t impede abuse payouts, says NSS
The National Secular Society has urged Britain's charity regulators to ensure the restructuring of Jehovah's Witnesses... Read More »
End religious groups’ self-regulation on safeguarding, inquiry told
A lawyer representing child abuse victims has called for an end to religious groups' self-regulation on safeguarding... Read More »
NSS raises Italy’s response to child abuse in Catholic Church at UN
The National Secular Society has urged the UN Human Rights Council to strengthen recommendations designed to tackle... Read More »
NSS raises Vatican’s defiance of abuse inquiry with Foreign Office
The National Secular Society has urged the government to hold the Vatican accountable over its continued failure to... Read More »
NSS urges UN to pressurise Vatican on overdue child rights reports
The National Secular Society has urged the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to exert pressure on the Vatican to submit... Read More »
Domestic abuse campaigners given formal role at IICSA inquiry
Campaigners against domestic abuse within minority religious communities will be give formal roles in hearings into... Read More »
Anglican archbishops severely criticised at abuse inquiry
Senior figures in the Church of England including the archbishops of Canterbury and York have faced severe criticism... Read More »
NSS questions NSPCC’s child abuse guidance for 'Jewish communities'
The National Secular Society has challenged guidance from a child abuse charity which withholds and alters information... Read More »
Mandatory reporting laws needed to protect children, say clerical abuse survivors
The clerical abuse survivors' group MACSAS has warned that children will remain at risk until mandatory reporting... Read More »
NSS welcomes child sexual abuse inquiry into religious organisations
The National Secular Society has welcomed a new investigation into child protection in religious organisations and... Read More »
Former ‘pope in waiting’ jailed for child sexual abuse
The Vatican's former treasurer George Pell has been sentenced to a total of 11 years and nine months in prison for... Read More »
Senior French Catholic cardinal convicted of covering up abuse
The most senior Catholic official in France, the archbishop of Lyon Philippe Barbarin, has been convicted of covering... Read More »
NSS: government must push Vatican to cooperate with abuse inquiry
The National Secular Society has urged the prime minister to raise the Catholic Church's failure to cooperate with... Read More »
MP calls for mandatory reporting of child abuse during PMQs
The National Secular Society has welcomed an MP's call for a law to require the reporting of suspected child abuse,... Read More »
