On 6 November 2013, the Court of Appeal upheld a legal challenge by five disabled people against the Government’s decision to close the Independent Living Fund.
A report on ‘Race Race Disproportionality in Stops and Searches; was published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in November 2013.
In November 2013, the Government published its action plan setting out how government will take forward the recommendations of the Women’s Business Council Report.
Following Government review, the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee published a follow-up Report on the revised Principles on 5 November 2013.
Equally Ours is a new initiative to raise awareness of the benefits of human rights for everyone in everyday life.
In November 2013, EDF, the EDF Research Network, and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation held a seminar to launch and discuss new JRF Poverty and Ethnicity Programme research.
Rewind&Reframe is a platform for young women to challenge sexism and racism in music videos.
A report for KPMG examining the living wage says that an estimated 5.24 million people in the United Kingdom earned below the living wage.
‘Tackling FGM in the UK. Intercollegiate recommendations for identifying, recording and reporting’ calls for a comprehensive multi-agency action plan to ensure that girls are protected by the existing UK legal framework.
