Posted: Wed, 22 Jul 2020
Parliament is expected to debate China's persecution of Uighur Muslims after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding action. Read More »
Posted: Thu, 31 Aug 2017
The National Secular Society has joined Amnesty International in condemning the Chinese government's crackdown on religious freedom. Read More »
Posted: Wed, 04 Aug 2021
The NSS has raised inconsistencies and unfairness in laws on education, charity, health and animal welfare in response to a consultation....
Posted: Thu, 29 Jul 2021
The government has said it has no estimate of how many children are effectively forced into faith schools in England.
Posted: Thu, 29 Jul 2021
The NSS has welcomed moves to protect free speech in a Law Commission report on reforms to communications offences in England and Wales.
Posted: Wed, 28 Jul 2021
A committee of MPs has called for a register of home educated children in England, along with other measures long supported by the NSS.
Posted: Wed, 21 Jul 2021
The NSS has alerted the bodies which write advertising guidelines that new proposals may result in greater religious censorship.
A coroner's report has laid bare the Church of England's cruel and scandalous handling of the case of Alan Griffin, who killed himself following unfounded accusations of child exploitation, says Keith...
Posted: Wed, 28 Jul 2021
The Church of England's new evangelical missional strategy should lead us to question its entitlement to proselytise in schools, argues Stephen Evans.
Posted: Thu, 22 Jul 2021
The Department for Education's protections for the secular community ethos of non-faith academies are inadequate. This enables a consolidation of religious control and undermines accountability, argues...
Posted: Tue, 13 Jul 2021
Islamic scripture is being used to justify attacks on women's rights in many countries. Secular law is a crucial defence – and shielding Islam from criticism undermines efforts to assert it, says...
Posted: Tue, 13 Jul 2021
A parliamentary group has removed provisions in its 'faith covenant' that prevent faith groups from proselytising when delivering public services. This leaves vulnerable people open to exploitation, says...
Posted: Mon, 12 Jul 2021