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In many parts of the world the situation is getting
worse as humanists would see it. There’s

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been a decline in respect for human rights,
especially in countries like Turkey or India

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or China or Russia, which have fallen victim in recent years to very nationalistic ideologies. There’s

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been a move away in many parts of the world, from secularism toward forms of religious extremism

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as governing ideologies in states; and there’s been a decline in international co-operation

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which runs completely counter to the humanist idea that this human species is one and that

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we need to work together for a better future. That sounds like a very gloomy situation;

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the world is still better than it was 200-300 years ago, but humanists certainly don’t think there’s any case for

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resting on their campaigning laurels. There’s a lot of work still to be done, and if constant active

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campaigning isn’t always done we can see
how easily past achievements can be washed away.