Tags: FoRB
School’s decision to restrict prayer rituals lawful, court finds
Disadvantage to Muslim pupils outweighed by need to promote interests of whole school community, judge says. Read More »
Established church hinders religious freedom, NSS tells UN expert
The NSS has told a UN expert that lack of separation between Church and state is undermining freedom of religion or belief in the UK. Read More »
Study: Jurors could be biased against people who don’t swear to God
Bias against people who don't swear a religious oath in court may lead to hundreds of additional convictions, researchers... Read More »
NSS welcomes shelving of Bill of Rights
The National Secular Society has welcomed the government's decision to shelve its plan to replace the Human Rights... Read More »
NSS welcomes shelving of Bill of Rights
The National Secular Society has welcomed the government's decision to shelve its plan to replace the Human Rights... Read More »
NSS: Bill of Rights must protect FoRB for all
The National Secular Society has raised concerns about a potential erosion of rights for nonreligious people in the... Read More »
NSS: Human rights reform must protect freedom of and from religion
Careful balance between religious freedom and other rights must be maintained if human rights law is reformed, the... Read More »
Death sentence for apostasy in nearly a dozen countries, report says
Apostasy is punishable with death in nearly a dozen countries, according to a new report from Humanists International.... Read More »
NSS urges even-handed approach to freedom of religion or belief
The National Secular Society has urged the UK's new envoy on freedom of religion or belief, Fiona Bruce, to take an... Read More »
NSS urges government to explain erasure of Ahmadis in faith review
The National Secular Society has urged the government to explain why it has "accommodated" hatred of Ahmadi Muslims,... Read More »
Pandemic harming freedom from religion in many countries, says report
The Covid-19 pandemic has undermined the rights of people who reject religious norms in many countries, according... Read More »
First ‘Apostasy Day’ defends the right to leave religion
An international coalition of ex-Muslim organisations has marked the first Apostasy Day, in defence of the right to... Read More »
Urgent steps needed to curb anti-Ahmadi extremism in UK, report says
The government must take "urgent" steps to curb the rise of extremism and hate against Ahmadi Muslims in the UK, a... Read More »
Parliament set to debate China’s persecution of Uighur Muslims
Parliament is expected to debate China's persecution of Uighur Muslims after more than 100,000 people signed a petition... Read More »
Mandatory declaration of religion breaches human rights, says NSS
The National Secular Society has challenged a requirement that parents in Greece must declare their religion on children's... Read More »
Secularism linked to prosperity and better education, study finds
Secularism and tolerance of minorities and individual rights have made societies more prosperous, educated and democratic,... Read More »
Council of Europe adopts measure on religious discrimination at work
The Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly has voted to adopt a resolution affirming member states' obligation... Read More »
Don’t require employers to accommodate religious demands, says NSS
The National Secular Society has urged the Council of Europe not to adopt a motion which would push employers to give... Read More »
Lawyer who defended Asia Bibi named Secularist of the Year
A lawyer who defended a woman who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy in Pakistan has been named as the ... Read More »
NSS welcomes Home Office review of asylum decision-making process
The government has told the National Secular Society it is reviewing its "decision making" after the NSS raised concerns... Read More »
Geoffrey Robertson QC to hand out NSS Secularist of the Year prize
The National Secular Society is delighted to announce that human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson QC will hand... Read More »
Animal welfare group to address NSS conference on religious freedom
The National Secular Society is delighted that Joyce D'Silva, the ambassador emeritus of the group Compassion in World... Read More »
NSS asks Home Office to review use of ‘faith tests’ in asylum cases
The National Secular Society has asked the Home Office to review its use of 'faith tests' in the handling of asylum... Read More »
Nick Cohen & Pragna Patel to address free speech at Secularism 2019
The National Secular Society is delighted to announce that Nick Cohen and Pragna Patel will address the subject of... Read More »
Campaigners renew offer to fund Sunday swimming on Lewis
A community group has renewed an offer to pay for trial Sunday openings of a leisure centre on the Isle of Lewis amid... Read More »
