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The UN Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity has opened a consultation for the report. The post United Nations invites humanist organizations to shape new human rights report appeared first on Humanists International.
The BC Humanist Association brought secular, evidence-based priorities directly into the legislature's 2027 budget consultation. While Members of the Legislative Assembly on the Finance Committee stopped short of adopting them, the final report cited BCHA's arguments on climate policy, property taxation and private-sc…
Northern Ireland’s school funding crisis strengthens the case for ending religious segregation in education and moving towards a single, inclusive school system, Northern Ireland Humanists has said. According to new Education Authority figures, schools across Northern Ireland carried forward a combined deficit of more…
Representatives of the global humanist community collectively resolved to pass The Ottawa Declaration on Humanism as Resistance at the 2026 general assembly of Humanists International, held in Ottawa, Canada on Sunday 9 August. The Ottawa Declaration reflects the theme of this year’s World Humanist Congress, Humanism…
Humanists UK has launched ten Humanist Heritage walking tours, inviting everyone to learn more about the humanist radicals who shaped modern life across the UK. The self-guided walks are free to download, print, and follow, giving visitors and local people a new way to explore their city. And, conveniently, can be don…
The number of humanist representatives serving on local religious education councils has seen significant growth over the last five years, embedding a more inclusive education about religion and worldviews for young people across the country. Today, there are 153 full humanist members sitting on Standing Advisory Coun…
A new study by Galop using anonymised case notes from its frontline support services reveals the stark lived reality of LGBT+ victims and survivors who have been subjected to conversion practices. Humanists UK is alarmed by the report’s findings, and says the recently published draft Bill for England and Wales, alongs…
Humanist Canada and the British Columbia Humanist Association (BCHA) are welcoming a new policy from the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) that ensures spiritual reflections at public ceremonies uphold principles of religious neutrality.
WASHINGTON – Members of Congress, national secular leaders and advocates joined together in a Capitol Hill reception room Tuesday evening for the third annual Congressional Reason Reception, celebrating the Congressional Freethought Caucus, reason, constitutional democracy and the growing visibility of nonreligious Am…
France has become the latest European country to legalise assisted dying, after the National Assembly gave final approval to its assisted dying law, 291 for, 241 against. Humanists UK welcomes the new French law and urges MPs to give English and Welsh people the same end-of-life choices as the French. The law will all…
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