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Humanists UK news- Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists backs decriminalisation of abortion across the UK September 23, 2017The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has voted strongly in favour of taking abortion out of criminal law right across the UK. Currently, under an 1861 law, if women have an abortion outside of circumstances that are legally permitted, they can face up to life imprisonment. In Britain, this means failing to comply […]
- Humanists UK calls for end to persecution of Christians, non-religious, and LGBT community in Indonesia at UNHRC September 23, 2017In a statement at the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Humanists UK has joined various states in expressing concern at the growing marginalisation of religious, non-religious, and LGBT minorities in Indonesia. Despite having long accommodated a variety of different religion and belief communities, atheists are not legally recognised in […]
- Challenge to non-stunned meat served in Lancashire schools September 22, 2017The leader of Lancashire County Council Geoff Driver has submitted a proposal to ban halal meat that has not been pre-stunned before slaughter from being served in the county’s schools, after it has been revealed that twenty-seven schools with a total of 12,000 pupils across the county are serving all pupils meat from suppliers where […]
- Humanists UK criticises Government’s faith school discrimination proposals at UN Human Rights Council September 22, 2017Humanists UK has criticised the UK Government’s plans to end limits on religious discrimination in state school admissions during a speech at the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. The statement was made during a debate on the UNHRC’s universal periodic review of the UK, which took place in May […]
- Courts no longer required to rule in certain withdrawal of treatment cases September 21, 2017In a landmark ruling in the Court of Protection, life-prolonging care can be withdrawn from patients who are minimally conscious or in a permanent vegetative state if both the doctors and family agree that it is in their best interests, without the intervention of a court being required. Humanists UK welcomes this decision, which places […]
- Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists backs decriminalisation of abortion across the UK September 23, 2017
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- Discussing atheism in highly religious countries May 11, 2017With the news replete with stories of humanists and freethinkers killed and persecuted for ‘blasphemy’ around the world, Alex Sinclair-Lack asks ‘How candid can I be about my beliefs’? All humanists must grapple with the question of when it is appropriate to tell people that you don’t believe in their god, and when, if ever, […]Guest author
- Seven reasons why this year’s Easter egg debacle was ridiculous April 13, 2017Last week, the Archbishop of York criticised the National Trust and Cadbury for dropping the word ‘Easter’ from the name of their annual egg hunt. This prompted Prime Minister Theresa May to take time out of her visit to the Middle East to state: ‘I think the stance they have taken is absolutely ridiculous.’ Here […]Rachel Taggart-Ryan
- The people who keep us safe March 27, 2017Heroes are not the stuff of myth: they keep us safe each and every day It’s normal when confronted by horrific events someplace in the world to feel a mixture of emotions. Grief, for the victims whose stories you have read about in the papers. Anger, for the fact that such a tragedy could be […]Liam Whitton
- Highlights from Young Humanists’ ‘ask me anything’ session with the co-founder of Faith to Faithless March 24, 2017Young Humanists is the section of the BHA specifically for humanists aged 18-35. It runs a regular Twitter debate once a month using the hashtag #YHDebate. March’s debate took the form of an ‘ask me anything’ (AMA) with Imtiaz Shams, a BHA trustee who is also the co-founder of Faith to Faithless, which provides support and […]Daniel Wardle
- The BHA isn’t always thought of for its campaigning on Relationships and Sex Education, but it should be March 21, 2017As a charity that operates within the field of religion and belief, the BHA’s work on education issues tends to be associated most with its campaigning on ‘faith’ schools and against the various freedoms to discriminate along religious lines that they enjoy. What we are less well-known for, perhaps, is our decades of campaigning around […]Jay Harman
- Discussing atheism in highly religious countries May 11, 2017
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- Girls forced to wear hijabs in English schools, NSS reveals September 24, 2017
- NSS urges councillors to stop forcing non-stunned halal meat on pupils September 22, 2017
- RE needs “strategic, urgent intervention”, says independent report September 21, 2017
- Ofsted repeatedly fails dozens of independent faith schools September 20, 2017
- Government must outlaw caste discrimination, says NSS September 19, 2017
- Schools sidelining RE, survey finds September 17, 2017
- Just 6% of British adults are practising Christians, survey finds September 15, 2017
- Inclusion of trans pupils violates religious rights, claim parents September 14, 2017
- Campaigners raise concern over hijab in primary schools September 14, 2017
- NSS asks Lords committee on citizenship to promote secular principles September 11, 2017
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