First Minister Announces Bill to Enshrine UNCRC into Scot’s Law Posted on 2 September 2020 Humanist Society Scotland welcomes the announcement that the UNCRC will be incorporated into Scot’s Law within the term of this parliament, and hopes that the Incorporation Bill will trigger the end of compulsory Religious Observance sessions in Scotland’s public schools – a system that the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child highlighted as not in keeping with Convention Rights in 2016.
Humanists Welcome Ambitious New Target to Reduce Emissions by 75% Posted on 25 September 2019 Humanist Society Scotland welcomes the strong stance the government is taking on climate change ahead of the parliamentary vote on the Climate Change Bill today.
Humanists welcome change to Civil Partnership laws Posted on 25 June 2019 Humanist Society Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government announcement that Civil Partnerships will be made available to all couples in response to a legal ruling by the Supreme Court earlier this year. Humanist Society Scotland has been calling for such…
New Humanist Society research reveals tolerance of Scots Posted on 28 December 2018 A new research report by Humanist Society Scotland has shown that tolerance in Scotland to people of different faiths or none in Scotland is very high amongst the Scottish public. However the report authors, Humanist Society Scotland, cite concern about…
Irish scrap blasphemy laws- Calls for Scotland to follow Posted on 30 October 2018 Votes in Ireland supported scrapping the countries constitutional restriction on Blasphemy. Humanists say Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf should follow suit by scrapping Scotland’s outdated Blasphemy offence Voters in Ireland have removed the countries blasphemy law in a referendum. This leaves…
Humanists defend abortion rights Posted on 23 October 2017 The Humanist Society Scotland have responded to a statement by The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland lamenting 50 years of the Abortion Act. Spokesperson for the Humanist Society Scotland, Ronit Quayle said: “The majority of Scots recognise the importance of a woman’s right…
Renewed calls to end religious approval for teachers Posted on 10 July 2017 Renewed calls have been made regarding bringing to an end religious approval for teachers. In an interview with the Sunday Herald, Larry Flanagan head of Scotland’s largest teaching union EIS said of the approval system which currently exists in Scotland’s…
Plans for soft opt-out organ donation welcomed Posted on 28 June 2017 The Scottish Government have announced plans to bring forward legislation to change the organ donation system to a soft opt-out. Humanist Society Scotland had previously called for such a change and we are pleased to see this now being brought…
Faith schools provide ‘no better results’ Posted on 3 April 2017 New research published by IPPR Scotland, supported by Humanist Society Scotland, has debunked the myth that denominational schools in Scotland provide better educational outcomes for pupils than non-denominational schools. The respected research body found that there is no evidence to suggest…
Young people given ‘voice’ but not ‘choice’ in new Religious Observance guidance Posted on 30 March 2017 The Humanist Society Scotland has welcomed the publication of new Scottish Government guidance to head teachers on Religious Observance in Scottish schools as “a step in the right direction”. The updated guidance was developed in response to call for a…
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