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Humanists challenge 'religious supremacy' at Canada's highest court

At the Supreme Court of Canada Earlier today, the BC Humanist Association defended the rights of people who have left high-control religious organizations.

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Conservative plans on citizenship and ‘impartiality’ raise concerns for fact-based education
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Conservative plans on citizenship and ‘impartiality’ raise concerns for fact-based education

Humanists UK has expressed concerns about Conservative plans to reject statutory citizenship education in primary schools and wider proposals on ‘political impartiality’ that could create a chilling effect on the teaching of settled science and human rights. In her speech to the Conservative conference in Birmingham o…

2 min readHumanists UK
Wales Humanists calls for review of faith schools as Wales faces falling pupil numbers
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Wales Humanists calls for review of faith schools as Wales faces falling pupil numbers

Wales Humanists is calling on the Welsh Government to review faith-school provision as councils face difficult decisions about school closures because of falling pupil numbers and a changing religious landscape. The call comes as Swansea forecasts more than 5,000 fewer pupils by 2032, while Welsh Government projection…

2 min readHumanists UK
All things spooky! A history of humanism, rationalism, and things that go bump in the night
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All things spooky! A history of humanism, rationalism, and things that go bump in the night

As the spooky season gets under way, and ahead of our In Conversation With… Deborah Hyde event on 21 October, we’ve blown the cobwebs off the archive to tell the story of the supernatural – and how humanists have written about it and responded to it – across our long history. This research was made… Continue reading A…

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Humanists tell Health Committee to retain science and health protections

The BC Humanist Association is calling on members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health to protect Canadians from unregulated supplements and vitamins by rejecting Bill C-224.

2 min readBC Humanist Association
Human Rights Defenders Panayote Dimitras and Tommy Olsen Face Up to 20 Years in Prison Amid Escalating Judicial Harassment
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Human Rights Defenders Panayote Dimitras and Tommy Olsen Face Up to 20 Years in Prison Amid Escalating Judicial Harassment

Greek humanist and Norwegian human rights defender face trial. The post Human Rights Defenders Panayote Dimitras and Tommy Olsen Face Up to 20 Years in Prison Amid Escalating Judicial Harassment appeared first on Humanists International.

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Humanists International highlights civil society repression and human rights backsliding at the UN
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Humanists International highlights civil society repression and human rights backsliding at the UN

In a statement delivered at the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International highlighted the repression faced by Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) from organized transnational anti-rights movements made up of States and non-state actors. The post Humanists International highlights civil society rep…

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At the UN, Humanists calls on Denmark to recognize non-religious organizations on equal terms
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At the UN, Humanists calls on Denmark to recognize non-religious organizations on equal terms

At the adoption of Denmark's Universal Periodic Review* at the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International and the Danish Humanist Society have called on Denmark to give non-religious life stance organizations the same legal recognition as religious ones, to stop making Christianity a compulso…

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Humanists tell UN that abortion restrictions push people across borders
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Humanists tell UN that abortion restrictions push people across borders

At the adoption of Belgium's Universal Periodic Review* outcome at the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists International and deMens.nu have told the Council that Belgium's twelve-week limit and mandatory six-day waiting period are driving people abroad for abortion care, and that it was deeply dishe…

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Humanists reiterate calls on Malaysia to protect non-religious rights
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Humanists reiterate calls on Malaysia to protect non-religious rights

At the UN Human Rights Council, Humanists Malaysia and Humanists International have, for the second year in a row, called on Malaysia to protect the rights of the non-religious by ratifying the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The post Humanists reiterate calls on Malaysia to protect non-religious…

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