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

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

โDue to many years of under investment our criminal justice system is crumbling.โ This is from The Law Societyโs November 2019 โFix the broken systemโ

โWe 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 Auditโs 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 theย 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.

Thereโs no place for hate in Scotland. Report it to stop it.
This is from theย Scottish Government who have launched a hate crime campaign to put an end to hate crime in Scotland.ย

Inclusion London have launched an August 2018 campaign toย 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.ย