Tags: Equality & Human Rights
Jewish faith school’s admission policy amounts to “discrimination on the basis of race”
Posted: Thu, 18 Dec 2014
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has instructed two Jewish faith schools to revise their admissions policies, with one of the schools found to have a policy which amounted to "discrimination on the basis of race." Read More »
New report on UK sharia ‘marriages’ exposes “tip of the iceberg”
Posted: Wed, 10 Dec 2014
A report by a human rights group has exposed the vulnerability of Muslim women living in Islamic 'marriages' in the UK. Read More »
Academic calls for “conscience clauses” for Christians
Posted: Fri, 10 Oct 2014
A Christian academic has called for special "conscience clauses" for Christians in laws of which they do not approve. Read More »
Law Society under growing pressure over sharia wills guidance
Posted: Fri, 19 Sep 2014
Secularists and human rights campaigners have stepped up their calls for the Law Society to withdraw its controversial practice note on sharia succession rules. Read More »
Secularists query decision to reinstate registrar who refused to conduct same-sex weddings
Posted: Tue, 09 Sep 2014
The National Secular Society has criticised a decision by Central Bedfordshire Council to reinstate a Christian registrar who was previously dismissed after refusing to conduct same-sex weddings. Read More »
Labour Party amends equality statement to include non-religious people
Posted: Fri, 15 Aug 2014
The Labour Party has revised its recently-adopted equality statement to cover non-religious people, having previously only referred to 'religion'. Read More »
Equality & Human Rights Commission calls for evidence on religion or belief issues
Posted: Thu, 14 Aug 2014
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a call for evidence from individuals and organisations about how their religion or belief may have affected their experiences in the workplace and in using the services and... Read More »
Labour party equality statement excludes non-religious people
Posted: Thu, 31 Jul 2014
Labour's policy making body – the National Policy Forum – has come under fire for adopting an equality statement appears not to cover non-religious people. Read More »
Equality and Human Rights Commission: gender segregation at campus events “unlawful”
Posted: Mon, 21 Jul 2014
The National Secular Society has welcomed new legal guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission clarifying that gender segregation of university and campus events is unlawful. Read More »
Christian bakers in gay campaign cake row could face legal action
Posted: Wed, 09 Jul 2014
A Northern Ireland bakery run by devout Christians could face legal action after it refused to make a cake with a slogan that supported gay marriage. Read More »
Secular marriage law proposed in Guernsey
Posted: Fri, 30 May 2014
A campaigning group for LGBTQ rights in Guernsey has announced that it has secured a commitment from the Guernsey government to introduce secular marriage legislation, removing religious references from laws related to marriage. Read More »
Saudi Arabia calls for criticism of religion to be outlawed in Norway
Posted: Wed, 30 Apr 2014
Saudi Arabia has called for all criticism of religion and of the prophet Mohammed to be made illegal in Norway. The call came during the United Nation's Universal Periodic Review of Norway this week. Read More »
Faith school allocation may infringe human rights
Posted: Sun, 06 Apr 2014
Non-religious and Christian parents who have been allocated places for their children at a Sikh free school have argued that their right to educate their children according to their beliefs is being infringed. Read More »
Equality watchdog rebukes Charity Appeal panel for “mistaken” ruling on gay adoption
Posted: Mon, 31 Mar 2014
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has dismissed as "mistaken" a decision by the Scottish Charities Appeal Panel to permit a Catholic adoption agency to continue discriminating against gay couples. Read More »
Secularist of the Year awarded to Turkish MP, Safak Pavey
Posted: Sat, 29 Mar 2014
Turkish MP and human rights campaigner, Safak Pavey, has been named Secularist of the Year at an award ceremony hosted by the National Secular Society. Read More »
IHEU defends freedom of thought for all at the UN
Posted: Wed, 12 Mar 2014
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has spoken out at the Human Rights Council (HRC) to defend freedom of thought for all – including the non-religious. Read More »
Christian sacked from nursery did not suffer religious discrimination, appeals tribunal rules
Posted: Wed, 12 Mar 2014
An Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has dismissed an appeal from a woman who claimed she had been fired from her job in a nursery because of her religious beliefs. Read More »
Catholic adoption agency ruling ‘kicks a hole through Equality Act’, warns NSS
Posted: Mon, 03 Feb 2014
The NSS has warned that a decision by the Scottish Charities Appeal Panel about a Catholic adoption agency that discriminates against gay couples "kicks a hole right through the middle of the Equality Act". Read More »
Campaigners hope UN will help end university gender segregation
Posted: Wed, 15 Jan 2014
The United Nations rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Farida Shaeed, has been approached by students and women's groups to investigate the issue of gender segregation at British Universities. Read More »
Council of Europe under pressure to reconsider its resolution condemning male circumcision
Posted: Wed, 18 Dec 2013
According to a report in the Times of Israel, the Council of Europe is to revisit last October's resolution which stated that the ritual circumcision of young boys violates their basic human rights. Read More »
