The European Secularist Network welcomes the clear commitment of the European Parliament to the universality of the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion,… Read More »The European Secularist Network welcomes the European Parliament’s call for freedom of thought
The International Human Rights Day takes place in a context of struggles for fundamental rights, in particular for gender equality. Battles against dictatorial and fundamentalist… Read More »Human Rights Day: a worldwide struggle
Secularists are campaigning for an end to non-stun slaughter, or at least for its strict limitation and reliable consumer information. Here are several papers and… Read More »Ritual slaughter – position of European secularists
In a ruling handed down on 13 October 2022, the European Court of Human Rights found that France had violated the right to freedom of… Read More »Femen activist receives suspended prison sentence: France violated freedom of expression
Secularist news from the UK Whatever one’s view about the monarchy, it is nonsensical for a head of state to swear to uphold a Catholic-free… Read More »Secularists need to vigorously oppose human rights backsliding
Two years ago, on 16 October 2020, Samuel Paty was murdered by an Islamist fanatic, beheaded in front of his school. This history and geography… Read More »Tribute to Samuel Paty – for a secular public education
The European Parliament has just made it clear that after years of rule by Viktor Orban’s regime, Hungary is no longer a democracy, but… Read More »European Parliament: Hungary is no longer a democracy
The European Secularist Network strongly and unequivocally condemns the assassination attempt against Salman Rushdie, and expresses solidarity with him. This cowardly aggression, motivated by religious… Read More »The European Secularist Network expresses solidarity with Salman Rushdie
Justyna Wydrzyńska, one of the founders of the Polish collective Abortion Dream Team (ADT), is being prosecuted, and faces three years in prison, simply for… Read More »An abortion-rights activist risks three year in jail
4 July 2022 During a meeting with the President of the European Parliament, the President of COMECE “expressed the concerns of the Catholic Church for… Read More »Press release of the European Secular Network
