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Humanists UK

September 13, 2020

Humanists urge education laws reform to protect children's rights

Reforms to the laws on collective worship, religious education, and faith-based admissions are among changes urgently needed to protect children’s rights, Humanists UK and Wales Humanists have told two key bodies advocating for children’s rights in England and Wales.
June 29, 2020

Global persecution of humanists continues to worsen, says new report

The report identifies the growing use of blasphemy laws to crack down on the non-religious, as well as vigilante violence.
June 22, 2020

Proportion of non-religious in Northern Ireland hits record high

Figures provide yet more evidence that the population is becoming less religious and more diverse over time.
February 10, 2020

Scrapping right to withdraw from RE 'may undermine human rights law'

The Welsh Government’s decision to remove the parental right to withdraw children from religious education lessons threatens to jeopardise the freedom of religion or belief and could lead to legitimate legal challenges, according to an expert in human rights law.
January 17, 2020

Prayers prevent access to seating in Commons, says Parliamentary Humanist Group Chair

MPs who attend prayers are then able to put a ‘prayer card’ in a seat to reserve it for the rest of the day.
December 23, 2019

Automatic seats for bishops in Lords would be scrapped under new bill

The bill proposes to remove the automatic right of 26 Church of England bishops to sit and vote in the House of Lords.
November 27, 2019

Court imposes permanent ban on anti-LGBT protesters at Birmingham school

The High Court in Birmingham has ruled that a temporary injunction placing an ‘exclusion zone’ around Anderton Park Primary School should be made permanent.
November 5, 2019

Inclusive school assemblies hub launched to replace collective worship

Assemblies for All offers more than 200 inclusive assemblies for Key Stages 1 to 5 across 30 diverse themes, none of which promote one particular religion or belief, making them suitable for all pupils regardless of their religious or non-religious background.
November 1, 2019

New research 'busts faith school academic excellence myth'

Researchers find religious schools’ performance scores reduce substantially once the background of their pupils is taken into account.
September 2, 2019

Allegations of bias against apostates by asylum case translators

Humanists UK is concerned that non-religious people claiming asylum in the UK might encounter prejudice when accessing language services at the Home Office.