2020 Scottish Humanist of the Year jailed for 24 years for blasphemy Posted on 5 April 2022 Mubarak Bala, President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, has been jailed for 24 years for Facebook posts considered ‘blasphemous’ Mubarak was awarded Humanist Society Scotland’s Gordon Ross Humanist of the Year Award in 2020 Humanist Society Scotland and humanists…
Scottish Blasphemy Law Repealed Following Humanist Campaign Posted on 11 March 2021 Today members of Scottish Parliament voted to pass the Hate Crimes and Public Order (Scotland) Act which (amongst other things) repeals Scotland’s common law offense of “blasphemy”. Humanist Society Scotland has been at the forefront of the campaign to repeal…
Humanist Society Scotland Donate £1k to Mubarak Bala Appeal Fund Posted on 3 March 2021 Humanist Society Scotland donates £1000 to the #FreeMubarakBala legal defence fund on behalf of its members.
Mubarak Bala is Announced as the Winner of Our Humanist of the Year 2020 Award Posted on 8 January 2021 This year the winner of the Gordon Ross Humanist of the Year award goes to Nigerian Human Rights Activist and President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, Mubarak Bala. Humanist Society Scotland’s annual award recognises individuals whose efforts to promote…
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