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Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 22 July

  

In the Media is our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, available delivered to your inbox. You can also read the latest news and opinion and listen to our podcasts on our website.

  

Secularism in the media

 

World is legally obliged to pressure China on Uighurs, leading UK lawyers say

Sanctions on China and companies operating there, along with use of treaty agreements, can bring Beijing to account, British barristers argue.

The Guardian

 

'Britain has no ethical option but to keep up the pressure on China over the Uighurs'

"Beijing's attempts to violently force Muslim minorities to assimilate have finally caught the attention of politicians."

The Guardian

 

Leading human rights expert sets the record straight on LGBT-inclusive sex education

LGBT-inclusive relationships and sex education benefits children and society — but there are renewed attempts in European countries to remove it from schools, a leading human-rights expert has warned.

Pink News

 

Evangelical pastor convicted on child sex offences

A former BBC presenter and church pastor has admitted to some 40 sex offence charges, including many related to children.

Premier Christian News

 

'Empty platitudes about peaceful religions do little to protect the public'

It's silly to suggest British Muslims are somehow offended by terms like 'Islamist terror', says Rakib Ehsan.

CapX

 

'Islamic State is preparing to rise once again'

As a UK court rules to allow Shamima Begum to return and fight a decision to revoke her British citizenship, David Pratt takes a wider look at the threat still posed by the Islamic State group with which she was associated.

Herald Scotland

 

Malta: Proposed equality bill protects most teachers from faith school discrimination

The proposed equality bill would prohibit faith schools from refusing to recruit teachers who do not follow the Catholic faith, with the only exception being the hiring of teachers of religion.

Malta Today

 

US sanctions Chinese companies over Uighur Muslim human rights

China said Tuesday it would take unspecified "necessary measures" after the U.S. government imposed trade sanctions on 11 companies it says are implicated in human rights abuses in China's Muslim northwestern region of Xinjiang.

AP

 

US: Pompeo says human rights policy must prioritise religion

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has delivered a speech calling for the United States to ground its human rights policy more prominently in religious liberty and property rights.

The New York Times

 

15 children found covered in scars and wounds at a Nigerian Islamic school

Police have freed 15 children from an Islamic school in central Nigeria where they were kept in chains and tortured.

Mail Online

  

The latest from the No More Faith Schools campaign

 

NMFS campaign challenging plans to open 19 faith schools in England

The NMFS campaign is challenging 19 proposals to open new faith-based academies in England.

  

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Protect free speech in Scotland

New hate crime laws proposed for Scotland may seriously undermine free speech - including the freedom to criticise or satirise religion. Find out more and help us protect free speech in Scotland.

 

Religion, Values & Ethics, Curriculum for Wales proposals

Welsh government plans would see Religion, Values and Ethics taught in a more pluralistic way. But they fall short of ensuring every pupil gets genuinely balanced and critical RVE. Find out more and help improve the proposals.

  

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