Tags: Children's Rights
“No plans” to review school collective worship, government tells UN
Posted: Tue, 21 Jun 2022
The UK government is refusing to review laws requiring collective worship in schools despite repeated requests from a UN committee. Read More »
NSS raises religious imposition on children’s rights with UN
Posted: Wed, 30 Mar 2022
The National Secular Society has said religious threats to child rights in the UK raised by the United Nations have not been addressed. Read More »
Religion shouldn’t undermine children’s rights in UK, NSS tells UN
Posted: Thu, 05 Nov 2020
The NSS has urged a United Nations committee to ensure children's rights in the UK are not undermined by religion. Read More »
NSS welcomes move to enshrine children's rights in Scots law
Posted: Fri, 04 Sep 2020
The NSS has welcomed plans from the Scottish government to incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into law. Read More »
Watchdog backs council which put child’s needs before parents’ religion
Posted: Fri, 05 Jul 2019
A watchdog has dismissed a parent's complaint that a council failed to regard his son's "religious heritage" when it placed him in care. Read More »
