THE UK gay humanist charity, the Pink Triangle Trust has warmly welcomed the passing by the UN Human Rights Council of a resolution concerning sexual orientation. The resolution expressed: Grave concern at acts of violence and discrimination, in all regions of the world, committed against individuals because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. It [...]
COLLEGE honours student Michael Enright, 21, a volunteer for an organisation called Intersections International, faces charges of attempted murder and hate crime assault following an attack on Tuesday on cabbie Ahmad Sharif, who suffered a serious neck and face wounds. According to this report, Enright hailed Sharif’s cab, then asked the driver if he was [...]
For decades the Organisation of the Islamic Conference has been trying to undermine international human rights via the UN’s Human Rights Council. The concept of “Islamic Human Rights”, as presented in the Cairo Declaration, has been continually pushed forward as being “complementary” to the International Declaration of Human Rights. But, in fact, it severely limits [...]
The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 
