Shadow reports to CEDAW on access to justice and legal aid
8 July 2016
In 2016, the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Women’s Resource Centre published CEDAW shadow reports on access to justice and legal aid.
In 2016, the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Women’s Resource Centre published CEDAW shadow reports on access to justice and legal aid.
The European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination published its newsletter for June 2016. Included are a selection of thematic reports and comparative analyses.
As the fallout from the EU Referendum continues, Women’s Aid Northern Ireland published an article expressing their concern about the impact of Brexit on women, in July 2016.
‘Creating more Equal Societies – What Works?’ was published by the European Commission in June 2016.
On 29 April 2016, Jeremy Corbyn MP the Leader of the Labour Party, appointed the former Liberty Director, Shami Chakrabarti, as Chair of an inquiry
The human rights section of the EHRC website details everything you need to know about human rights and how they are protected, including a section on what people should do if they think their rights have been breached.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission Research Database Newsletter for June 2016 includes an equal pay and pay gaps reading list.
The chair of the Low Pay Commission, Sir David Norgrove, wrote in a letter to the TUC General Secretary, Frances O’Grady, in June 2016 that “the share of immigrants in the workforce has had little or no impact on the pay rates of the indigenous population”.
In a June 2016 article for Womankind, Lee Webster cautions against a rollback of women’s rights during Brexit.
Black Ballad published an article on how Brexit will affect black women in June 2016. The article explores specific consequences for black women, including on health, work and the ability to lay down roots.