The British Humanist Association (BHA) has been accepted on to the Advisory Board to the European Parliament’s Platform for Secularism in Politics (EPPSP). The EPPSP, which is chaired by Sophie in ’t Veld MEP, brings together MEPs from across political parties and groups and focuses on the separation of church and state.
Naomi Phillips, BHA Head of Public Affairs, will be representing the BHA at the first meeting of the Advisory Board today in Brussels. Naomi commented, ‘We are delighted to be among the first organisations to be part of this advisory board, working with partners across Europe for the separation of state and religion in politics.’
The BHA has also recently been accepted on to the Fundamental Rights Platform of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights.
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For more information, contact Naomi Phillips on 020 7079 3585.
The members of the EPPSP Advisory Board are:
1. Centre d’Action Laïque, Belgium
2. European Humanist Federation, U.K.
3. Catholics for Choice, Netherlands
4. Catolicas por el Derecho a Decidir de Espana, Spain
5. European Network Church on the Move, France
6. Association Pensée Libre pour l’Europe, Belgique
7. British Humanist Association, U.K.
8. Human Rights Without Frontiers, Belgium
The British Humanist Association is the national charity representing and supporting the interests of ethically concerned, non-religious people in the UK. It is the largest organisation in the UK campaigning for an end to religious privilege and to discrimination based on religion or belief, and for a secular state.