
British Institute of Human Rights campaign: Why our Human Rights Act matters
The British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) has launched a new campaign ‘Why Our Human Rights Act Matters’ It is more important than ever to
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The British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) has launched a new campaign ‘Why Our Human Rights Act Matters’ It is more important than ever to

In the run up to this year’s Human Rights Day (on 10 December) the British Institute of Human Rights campaign (BIHR) are asking people, groups,

“Due to many years of under investment our criminal justice system is crumbling.” This is from The Law Society’s November 2019 ‘Fix the broken system’

‘We believe that people who have risked everything to find safety should have the best chance possible of contributing to our society and integrating into
Figures from the Race Disparity Audit’s Ethnicity Facts and Figures website and the BITC Race at Work Survey highlight that people from ethnic minorities persistently encounter significant disparities in employment and progression.
Business in the Community have launched the Race at Work Charter, in October 2018, which commits businesses who sign up to a set of principles and actions designed to improve the recruitment and progression of ethnic minority employees.

There’s no place for hate in Scotland. Report it to stop it.
This is from the Scottish Government who have launched a hate crime campaign to put an end to hate crime in Scotland.

Inclusion London have launched an August 2018 campaign to raise money to fund, and organise support to end disability discrimination on public transport.
Help them achieve #TransportJustice for disabled people.
A blog by Kathryn Quinton, Communictions Director, Equality and Diversity Forum

Inequality is plainly both a cause and result of failures in human rights protection. This is according to the June 2018 report by Just Fair

‘As a company, Twitter is failing to respect women’s rights online’.
This is according to the March 2018 research project by Amnesty International on violence and abuse against women online.