The longest-serving bishop in the Church of England knew about a paedophile priest in his diocese and did nothing, it has emerged. The NSS has responded by reiterating its call for a law mandating the reporting of known child abuse, without exceptions for religious institutions.

A woman convicted of FGM has been jailed for 11 years.

A prominent Iranian lawyer known for defending women who protest against the country's mandatory headscarf law has been sentenced to a total of 38 years in prison and 148 lashes, according to her husband.

A United Nations report has said the British government should end Northern Ireland's ban on abortion because it violates the UK's obligations on human rights.

Catholic officials are demanding an apology from US sketch show Saturday Night Live after a comedian compared the church's sex abuse scandals to the allegations against the singer R. Kelly.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been criticised by the head of state after saying that Israel is "not a country of all its citizens," but rather "the nation-state of the Jewish people".

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has accused a women's march in central Istanbul of disrespecting Islam by booing the Islamic call to prayer.

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A school in Uganda has named one of its classrooms after the former NSS president Barbara Smoker. A fundraising effort has been launched to develop the classroom – you can contribute here.

"Learning about non-heterosexual relationships is not a matter of personal preference or choice. It's about seeing the world as it is, and not as you want it to be."
Jessica, East Yorkshire

"Society is better if children are properly educated in all matters relating to the functioning of human minds and bodies, their own and in others. No one should be left in the dark."
Brian, Buckinghamshire

Sign the petition and explain why you think education about sex and relationships should not be influenced by religion.

"Segregation leading to exclusion of any person, let alone children, has no place in today's society. It is giving the wrong message to our children, and only serves to fuel victimisation and unrest in the future."
Richard, London

Sign the petition and explain why we should roll back faith-based discrimination in school admissions.

"I'm signing on behalf of 3 people I know personally whose lives have been blighted by circumcision when they were children and could not consent. Genital mutilation is genital mutilation regardless of gender."
Barry, Hampshire

"Body modifications such as ear piercing, tattoos and cutting the genitals are for adults to choose for themselves. They should never be imposed on someone who cannot consent to it."
David, Fife

Add your name to the petition and explain why infant boys should be legally protected from unnecessary forced genital cutting.