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MSPs call for students’ right to withdrawal from prayers
Labour and Green MSPs join call for Scottish pupils to have independent right to withdrawal from religious observance ...
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MP urges ban on caste discrimination
The National Secular Society has supported an MP's call for caste discrimination to be outlawed. Caste systems are rooted in ...
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Sikh women subjected to “exorcism-related abuse”, report finds
A small number of women surveyed reported experiencing "caste-based abuse". SWA highlighted the case of 25 year old Kuldeep ...
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NSS refers antisemitic, misogynistic Islamic charity to watchdog
In 2023, the NSS referred over 40 Islamic charities to the Charity Commission over statements they had made in the wake of ...
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Government launches ‘Islamophobia’ definition working group
The Government has launched a working group to create a definition of "Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia" within six months.
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Proposed duty to report sex abuse branded ‘useless’ by campaigners
The Government's proposals to introduce a duty to report suspected cases of child sexual abuse are "useless" and "ineffective ...
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MSP speaks out against forced prayer in schools
SNP's Emma Roddick stresses importance of respecting children's beliefs in "an increasingly secular and religiously diverse ...
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NSS urges end to faith based admissions in UN committee briefing
The National Secular Society has told the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in an oral briefing that faith based school admissions should be ended. The committee ...