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Additional changes recently made by the government to Free School model funding agreement include requiring schools to promote democracy, equality of opportunity, respect, tolerance and the rule of law. The changes, which promote values supported by the British Humanist Association (BHA) and...
The new requirement is one of many changes that were recently made, which also saw Free Schools become unable to teach...

Pushpa Raguvaran, chief executive of Housing 21 said: “The EHRC inquiry has raised some very disturbing issues. Older people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect yet increasingly we are hearing of examples where care falls way short of expectation and throws into doubt the human rights of older people receiving home care.
“As a leading provider of services for older people, Housing 21 welcomes any proposal...

Naomi Phillips, British Humanist Association. 

Talk for the World Humanist Congress, Oslo.Saturday 13 August, 2011.
The British Humanist Association (BHA) is the national charity working on behalf of non-religious people who seek to live ethical and fulfilling lives on the basis of reason and humanity. Founded in 1896, the BHA is trusted by over 28,000 members and supporters and over 90 local and special...

Terrorist attacks add new significance to topic of peace
Despite damage from the recent bombing in Norway, secular activists from more than 50 countries will meet in Oslo, August 12 to 14, to discuss how to build a more peaceful world. The International Humanist and Ethical Union’s (IHEU) Eighteenth World Congress, on the theme of “Humanism and Peace” (www.human.no/oslo2011), will...