Tags: Equality & Human Rights
NSS urges UN to push government to pass law on caste discrimination
Posted: Wed, 11 Mar 2020
The NSS has urged the UN Human Rights Council to push the UK government to legislate to outlaw discrimination on the grounds of caste. Read More »
Don’t extend exemptions on same-sex marriage in NI, NSS warns
Posted: Thu, 05 Mar 2020
The NSS has warned that allowing providers of wedding services to opt out of serving same-sex couples would undermine equality law. Read More »
NSS: don’t let religious groups discriminate on civil partnerships
Posted: Fri, 16 Aug 2019
The NSS has warned against allowing religious groups to host opposite-sex civil partnerships while opting out of hosting same-sex ones. Read More »
Ofsted’s new inspection framework returns focus to inclusion
Posted: Fri, 17 May 2019
The NSS has welcomed a commitment to inclusion in an updated school inspection framework for 2019 from the education watchdog Ofsted. Read More »
NSS: government not doing enough on caste discrimination
Posted: Thu, 02 May 2019
The National Secular Society has warned that new guidance "does not do enough" to tackle the problem of caste discrimination. Read More »
Jewish nursery which sacked cohabiting woman partially wins appeal
Posted: Thu, 21 Feb 2019
The NSS has criticised a ruling that a woman who was sacked for living with her boyfriend did not suffer religious discrimination. Read More »
NSS calls on equality body to promote inclusive education
Posted: Wed, 09 Jan 2019
The NSS has called on the Equality and Human Rights Commission to back a secular education system in response to a new strategic plan. Read More »
Report highlights religious threat to global human rights
Posted: Mon, 10 Dec 2018
Blasphemy laws, supremacist ideologies, sectarianism, 'caste' systems and exclusionary laws are among the ways religion restricts human rights globally, according to a parliamentary group. Read More »
Catholic hospital discriminated against remarried doctor, ECJ rules
Posted: Tue, 18 Sep 2018
European religious employers' ability to dismiss employees for breaching religious laws may be restricted after a court ruling. Read More »
EHRC rebukes government over failure to act on caste discrimination
Posted: Sat, 28 Jul 2018
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has criticised the government's failure to legislate on caste discrimination. Read More »
Religious and secular groups launch EU freedom of belief campaign
Posted: Tue, 10 Jul 2018
An EU campaign developed by religious and non-religious groups promoting freedom of belief has been launched. Read More »
Christian groups coordinating anti-rights campaigns across Europe
Posted: Fri, 04 May 2018
An effort by Christian groups to restrict LGBT+ and women's rights across Europe has already had some success, a report has revealed. Read More »
Teacher sacked for saying gay child would go to hell loses in court
Posted: Tue, 03 Apr 2018
A tribunal has rejected claims of religious discrimination by a former teacher who was sacked after making anti-gay remarks to students. Read More »
Court rules C of E had right to block married gay man from NHS role
Posted: Thu, 22 Mar 2018
The NSS has called for religious hospital chaplaincy to end after a court accepted a bishop's right to block a gay man from an NHS role. Read More »
NSS welcomes Home Office decision not to regulate sharia ‘courts’
Posted: Thu, 01 Feb 2018
The NSS has welcomed the Home Office's rejection of proposals to regulate sharia 'courts', which were made in an official review today. Read More »
NSS working on numerous fronts to protect human rights post-Brexit
Posted: Thu, 23 Nov 2017
The NSS has warned that human rights in the UK - previously guaranteed under EU charters - are now under unprecedented threat. Read More »
Tribunal rejects ‘religious discrimination’ case against the NHS
Posted: Mon, 23 Oct 2017
A 'devout Christian' who was sacked as an NHS director after opposing same-sex adoption has lost his claim for religious discrimination. Read More »
LSE accepts gender-segregated event was unlawful
Posted: Fri, 29 Sep 2017
LSE has accepted that gender segregation at an Islamic Society dinner was unlawful after an NSS-backed complaint. Read More »
Girls forced to wear hijabs in English schools, NSS reveals
Posted: Sun, 24 Sep 2017
Girls in dozens of schools in England are forced to wear hijabs, according to National Secular Society research published in the Sunday Times today. Read More »
NSS asks Lords committee on citizenship to promote secular principles
Posted: Mon, 11 Sep 2017
The NSS has called on Britain to celebrate equality and respect for secular democracy, the rule of law and human rights. Read More »
