Galop Hate Crime Report 2016
28 October 2016
Galop published its Hate Crime Report for 2016 in October 2016. The report covers homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in the UK.
Galop published its Hate Crime Report for 2016 in October 2016. The report covers homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in the UK.
The Speak Up for Justice campaign published a report, ‘Justice Denied: Impacts of the government’s reforms to legal aid and court services on access to justice’, in October 2016.
The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) launched a map of anti-migrant violence, hatred and sentiment across Europe in September 2016.
Kick It Out published its 2015/16 statistics in September 2016, which reveal an small increase in reports of discrimination sent to football’s equality and inclusion organisation.
In April 2016 the Women and Equalities Select Committee launched the first parliamentary inquiry into the scale and impact of sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools. The Committee now invites stakeholders to assess the strength of evidence submitted by the Government to the Committee’s inquiry. The deadline for comments was midday on 5 July.
In September 2016, the Equality and Human Rights Commission published ‘Crime and disabled people: Measures of disability-related harassment, 2016 update’.
The Crown Prosecution Service published its 2015-16 crime report on violence against women and girls in September 2016. The report incorporates data of violence against men and boys.
In August 2016, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) published its concluding observations on the UK’s twenty-first to twenty-third periodic reports.
The Welsh Government’s consultation on a National Strategy on Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence closed on 10 October 2016.
Inclusion London launched its Disability Justice Project in August 2016. The Disability Justice Project will support London Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations to use the law to help Deaf/Disabled people make their rights to independent living and access to goods and services a reality.