Members and partners / 16 August 2010 Italian court rules that schools must provide alternative to religion classes Italian freethinkers have welcomed a court ruling that requires public schools to provide alternatives to Catholic classes on religion. The… Read More
Members and partners / 11 August 2010 British Humanists applaud court’s rejection of religious discrimination claim An evangelical Christian council worker who was dismissed for gross misconduct has lost his claim of religious discrimination. The British… Read More
Humanists International News / 9 August 2010 IHEU General Assembly 2010 The General Assembly (GA) was held in the offices of IHEU Member Organization the Centre d’Action Laique in Belgium on… Read More
Campaigns / 6 August 2010 Local residents protest Pope’s visit to Twickenham, UK The campaign to stop the Pope from visiting the UK on a state visit in September is lending its support… Read More
29 July 2010 UK Government says Atheists can run publicly-funded schools, but not “extremist groups” 'Extremist groups' will not be allowed to run 'Free Schools', Britain's minister for education says, but atheists could. The Secretary… Read More
Members and partners / 22 July 2010 British Humanists condemn “appalling decision” to award education prize to creationist zoo The British Humanist Association (BHA) has strongly condemned the decision of the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom to award… Read More
Members and partners / 25 June 2010 Hundreds join London protest against religious laws Several hundred people joined One Law for All on 20 June at Downing Street to show their opposition to Sharia… Read More
General news / 21 June 2010 British celebrate Humanist heritage June 21 is World Humanist Day and the British Humanist Association (BHA) has launched its second annual Humanist Week, which… Read More
Members and partners / 14 June 2010 Hundreds to protest against Sharia, in London on June 20 Hundreds will be demonstrating in London against Sharia and religious laws and in support of secularism and universal rights on… Read More
Members and partners / 8 June 2010 Prisons should focus on secular programmes, not on religious interventions, say British Humanists Prisons should avoid making a fetish of faith and treat prisoners equally, regardless of their religion or belief, the British… Read More
8 June 2010 IHEU condemns UK, Ireland and Pakistan over Freedom of Expression In a speech condemning the recent passage of a blasphemy law in Ireland, and UK legislation which criminalises, among other… Read More