Protecting our human rights
A major coalition has come together to raise concerns over the threat posed to human rights in Britain, along with the ability to challenge the state.
Human Rights & Ethics
Lying eyes
The art of "reading faces" is unscientific, so why do we use facial expressions to ascertain truth in court?
Q&A: A.C. Grayling
We talk to the philosopher and Vice President of Humanists UK about his new history of philosophy, and what the discipline can teach us today.
“The tentacles of the law reach deep into Hong Kong society”
Does the protest movement stand a chance versus the Chinese state? We talk to Stephen Vines, author of "Defying the Dragon", about Hong Kong's fight against the world's largest dictatorship.
Women married in faith ceremonies need better protection
Marriage law in England and Wales is finally being modernised. We must not forget the women harmed by religious ceremonies.
Inside the fight to provide abortion in Poland
Since Poland’s near-total ban on abortion, women have been fighting back. Is the nation on their side?
“It was a double whammy of a blow to the Catholic Church in Ireland”
It's three years since the Irish people voted to legalise abortion. We talk to key campaigner Ailbhe Smyth about the backlash, the shifting role of the Church in society, and…
Sinophobia must not become Britain’s “new normal”
The pandemic may be the immediate cause behind the spike in anti-Chinese hate crimes, but it's also time that the UK confronts its Sinophobic history.
The right to die
England's laws around assisted dying have been thrown into the spotlight by acclaimed neurosurgeon Dr Henry Marsh.
The forgotten women of humanist history
Women were key players in the early ethical societies, defying the norms of Victorian Britain.