Major reforms to Equality and Human Rights Commission – Home Office
“Consultation launches to make the organisation a stronger, focused and more efficient, Theresa May said today.” Full story Home Office, 21st March 2011 Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
View ArticleBritish intelligence guidance ‘exposes detainees to torture’– The Guardian
“A battle over the legality of instructions issued to British intelligence officers attempting to obtain information from prisoners held by countries with poor human rights records has opened in the...
View ArticleTorture row: Handing over prisoners ‘appropriate and lawful’– government –...
“British intelligence officers who question prisoners at risk of torture while in the hands of foreign governments are committing no offence, lawyers for the government have argued at the high court.”...
View ArticleChristians ‘aren’t above the law’, says equalities chief Trevor Phillips –...
“Christians who want to be exempt from equality legislation are like Muslims trying to impose sharia on Britain, Trevor Phillips, the human rights watchdog, has declared.” Full story Daily Telegraph,...
View ArticleHuman rights watchdog intervenes in ‘do not resuscitate’ case – The Guardian
“The UK’s human rights watchdog is intervening in a landmark case over the use of ‘do not resuscitate’ orders for NHS patients.” Full story The Guardian, 9th March 2012 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
View ArticlePublic Sector Equality Duty: The Latest Guidance from the Equalities and...
Public Sector Equality Duty: The Latest Guidance fromthe Equalities and Human Rights Commission (PDF) 11 KBW, 28th March 2012 Source: www.11kbw.com
View ArticleCommission publishes formal assessment of government’s 2010 spending review –...
“The Commission today [14 May] publishes its equality assessment of the government’s 2010 Spending Review.” Full story Equality and Human Rights Commission, 14th May 2012 Source:...
View ArticleHarriet Harman’s public sector equality laws to be scrapped – Daily Telegraph
“Anti-race and sex discrimination laws brought in under Labour are set to be scrapped because the ‘unnecessary’ rules are damaging businesses, Theresa May has said.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th...
View ArticleCommission helps disabled man win compensation for discrimination – Equality...
“The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has helped a disabled man win £1,500 pounds in an out of court settlement after he was refused access to a nightclub and then taunted by staff.” Full...
View ArticleHome Office may have broken the law in ‘racist’ spot checks on suspected...
“The Home Office is facing an investigation into whether its officials broke the law by carrying out ‘racist’ spot checks to find illegal immigrants, as it emerged that domestic violence victims may...
View ArticleGovernment response and progress update to Equality and Human Rights...
“In July 2012, the government published its response to the EHRC recommendations from its inquiry into disability related harassment. Our response set out our commitment to tackle disability related...
View ArticleRegina (Detention Action) v Secretary of State for the Home Department...
Regina (Detention Action) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening); [2014] EWHC 2245 (Admin); [2014] WLR (D) 310 ‘The Detained Fast Track policy,...
View ArticleWatchdog investigates Met police over handling of discrimination complaints –...
‘Scotland Yard is being investigated by a human rights watchdog for deleting references to discrimination from internal reports to avoid problems at tribunals.’ Full story The Guardian, 22nd September...
View ArticleDisabled man forced off bus by refusal to move pram sparks equality test case...
‘A woman’s refusal to move a pushchair with a sleeping baby from a bay on a bus used by wheelchair passengers – causing a disabled man to have to leave the vehicle – is at the centre of a test-case...
View ArticleIndependent Living Fund closure ruled lawful – BBC News
‘A government decision to close a fund that helps disabled people to live and work in the community has been ruled lawful by the High Court.’ Full story BBC News, 8th December 2014 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleEqualities watchdog to investigate Met police over staff discrimination...
‘The Metropolitan police are to face a formal investigation by the equalities watchdog into whether the force broke the law and discriminated against staff.’ Full story The Guardian, 15th December 2014...
View ArticlePoliticians have a human right to sound racist, says equalities watchdog –...
‘Equality and Human Rights Commission upholds right to publish Mohammed cartoons but not to teach that gay people will ‘burn in Hell’.’ Full story Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2015 Source:...
View ArticleRegina (Letts) v Lord Chancellor (Equality and Human Rights Commission...
Regina (Letts) v Lord Chancellor (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2015] EWHC 402 (Admin); [2015] WLR (D) 90 ‘The Lord Chancellor’s Exceptional Funding Guidance (Inquests)...
View ArticleRegina (Unison) v Lord Chancellor, (Equality and Human Rights Commission...
Regina (Unison) v Lord Chancellor, (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening)(Nos 1 and 2)[2015] EWCA Civ 935; [2015] WLR (D) 370 ‘The Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal...
View ArticlePolice ‘could help prevent’ 400 deaths after custody – BBC News
‘Four hundred people killed themselves shortly after being released from police custody in England and Wales in the last seven years, a report says.’ Full story BBC News, 10th December 2016 Source:...
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