September 27th, 2016
The British Humanist Association (BHA), in a joint statement with British Muslims for a Secular Democracy (BMSD) and Arab Humanists, has spoken out against rising hate crime in the UK following the EU referendum, and the segregationist religious curriculum mandated by the Egyptian authorities at the 33rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. […]
September 26th, 2016
The British Humanist Association (BHA), in a joint statement with the Arab Humanists at the 33rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), has spoken out against the sectarian religious curriculum mandated by Egyptian authorities, and the failure to adequately protect the right to freedom of religion or belief, as well as the […]
September 23rd, 2016
Internationally renowned theoretical physicist Professor Lawrence Krauss will deliver the Darwin Day Lecture 2017 in London on Friday 10 February. Each February, people around the world come together for Darwin Day, a celebration of the life of Charles Darwin and his enormously influential discovery of evolution by natural selection. The British Humanist Association (BHA) has […]
September 23rd, 2016
The British Humanist Association (BHA) has today called on the UK, Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish Governments to do more to guarantee the rights of non-religious people across a range of areas, from religious discrimination in school admissions and the curriculum, to ensuring secular public services, and equal provision of chaplaincy and non-religious pastoral support […]
September 23rd, 2016
Take action! The principle of integrated education is under attack like never before in this country following the Government’s announcement that it will introduce a new generation of state schools that can religiously discriminate against children for all of their places. We are encouraging everyone to write to their MPs to speak out, and we’ve provided a facility through […]
September 21st, 2016
The British Humanist Association (BHA), in a joint statement with the British Pregnancy Advice Service (BPAS) to the assembled nations of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), has spoken out against the Republic of Ireland’s continued refusal to amend the Irish constitution, which prohibits abortion in all instances, unless there is a threat to […]
September 21st, 2016
The British Humanist Association (BHA), in a joint statement with the European Humanist Federation (EHF), has spoken out against how refugees and migrants attempting to enter Hungary from neighbouring countries have been treated by Hungarian authorities as part of the 33rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). In September 2015, a razor wire […]
September 21st, 2016
The British Humanist Association (BHA), in a joint statement with the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), European Humanist Federation (EHF), and Humanist Union of Greece (HUG) has spoken out against Greece’s blasphemy laws and the presence of explicitly racist political parties, as part of the 33rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council […]
September 19th, 2016
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the UK Government to give councils more power to deal with illegal schools in England. The LGA, which represents 370 councils in England and Wales, claims that a lack of powers to enter homes and premises is limiting councils’ ability to differentiate between children who are being […]
September 16th, 2016
The British Humanist Association (BHA) has contacted the Home Office and the Metropolitan Police over concerns about a Nigerian pastor who works to ‘overpower witchcraft’ being due to speak in the UK. Daniel Olukoya will address 20,000 people at the ExCeL centre in Newham by video link from America this evening. The BHA has expressed […]
September 16th, 2016
The House of Commons Women’s and Equalities Committee has called on the Government to make Personal, Social, Health, and Economic Education (PSHE) and Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) compulsory in all schools. In a report exposing ‘the shocking scale of sexual harassment and sexual violence’ in schools, the Committee states that ‘good quality SRE is […]
September 13th, 2016
Take action! The principle of integrated education is under attack like never before in this country following the Government’s announcement that it will introduce a new generation of state schools that can religiously discriminate against children for all of their places. We are encouraging everyone to write to their MPs to speak out, and we’ve provided a facility through […]
