A new page! "Human Rights, Tolerance and Equality in Europe". European countries, especially those of the EU and Council of Europe member states, are the best in the world at actively protecting human rights, although some resistance can still be found amongst powerful religious institutions and the occasional backwards-looking nationalist/tribal ( Read more... )

The Act of Settlement of 1701 (1) prevents Royals from marrying Roman Catholics, (2) gives male heirs preference of succession and (3) prevents Catholics from sitting on the throne ( Read more... )

I've added text on the gay parents adoption of children, to "Homosexuality" by Vexen Crabtree (2005), here is the majority of it:
New anti-discrimination laws have been passed in the UK (Equality Act 2006), making it illegal for adoption agencies to discriminate against same-sex parents. This enforces equality. It will mean that more children are ( Read more... )