Challenging Religious Privilege
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Posted: Tue, 17 Mar 2020
A European court has rejected an appeal by two nurses who were not hired as midwives in Sweden because they refused to perform abortions....
Posted: Tue, 17 Mar 2020
The NSS has called on the UN Human Rights Council to ensure protections from forced genital cutting encompass all children equally.
Posted: Tue, 17 Mar 2020
A lawyer representing child abuse victims has called for an end to religious groups' self-regulation on safeguarding at a public inquiry....
Posted: Thu, 12 Mar 2020
The NSS has urged the UN Human Rights Council to strengthen recommendations designed to tackle child abuse in Italy's Catholic Church.
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.
Most NSS supporters will now be confined to their homes over the coming weeks. But there's still plenty you can do to learn about secularism and promote our campaign for secular democracy.
Posted: Fri, 27 Mar 2020
As the government publishes a framework for the extension of abortion rights in NI, Dr Antony Lempert welcomes politicians' belated willingness to defend women's right to choose but laments several missed...
Posted: Fri, 27 Mar 2020
You don't need to agree with everything Trevor Phillips has said about Muslims or Islam to be concerned at the attempt to render his ideas beyond the pale, says Chris Sloggett.
Posted: Wed, 11 Mar 2020
The Church of England and its supporters are opposing plans to make it easier for couples to divorce without assigning blame. Chris Sloggett says parliamentarians should resist their lobbying.
Posted: Thu, 05 Mar 2020
As figures show most people in Britain never pray, Megan Manson says institutionalised prayer has no place in our parliament, councils, schools or public ceremonies.
Posted: Tue, 03 Mar 2020