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News | Wed, 10 Dec 2014
DUP backbencher Paul Givan has proposed a Bill to create a religious exemption in Northern Ireland's equality legislation, allowing businesses to refuse services on the grounds of "strongly held religious convictions." |
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News | 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. |
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News | Thu, 11 Dec 2014
The International Humanist and Ethical Union's second annual report on the state of human rights for non-believers, atheists and agnostics around the world has found a global "trend towards targeting 'atheists'." |
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News | Mon, 08 Dec 2014
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that the Law Society did not consult any religious groups or individuals before issuing its now-withdrawn Sharia guidance. |
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News | Fri, 12 Dec 2014
On Thursday 11 December, there were debates in the House of Lords on female genital mutilation (FGM) and the "impact of Sharia Law on the United Kingdom." |
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News | Wed, 10 Dec 2014
The Polish Constitutional Tribunal has overturned a ban on the religious (non-stun) slaughter of animals. |
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Quotes of the Week
"In too many countries, caveats and legal loopholes have been intentionally created to try to circumvent or supersede international human rights obligations. This trend continues, with efforts to introduce parallel "Islamic human rights" frameworks, or ad hoc constitutional opt-outs, sabotaging the very basis of specifically human rights: namely, that we have them because we are human and they derive from our humanity." Gulalai Ismail and Agnes Ojera, IHEU "Freedom of Thought" report.
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