IPPR report on integration
25 March 2013
’Back to basics: Towards a successful and cost-effective integration policy’ by Jill Rutter was published in March 2013 by IPPR.
’Back to basics: Towards a successful and cost-effective integration policy’ by Jill Rutter was published in March 2013 by IPPR.
The heads of international equality and human rights organisations issued a joint statement to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21 March 2013.
In February 2013, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women published the UK Government’s replies to a list of issues and questions with regard to the UK’s seventh periodic report.
On 4 March 2013, the Government announced a new network of ‘what works’ evidence centres at an event hosted at Nesta with ESRC, BIG Lottery, Cabinet Office and others.
On 1 March 2013 the Government announced it has no current plans to add caste to the definition of race in the Equality Act 2010.
On 28 February 2013, the Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 became law.
On 13 March 2013, the EHRC intervened in a Judicial Review at the High Court into the abolition of the Independent Living Fund, a move which affects 20,000 disabled people.
In December 2012, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief published a report focusing on the need to respect and protect freedom of religion or belief of persons belonging to religious minorities.
In March 2013, the Refugee Council and Maternity Action published a report which looks at the experiences of pregnant women in the asylum system, based on interviews with asylum seeking women and midwives responsible for their care.
In December 2012 Equinet (The European Network of Equality Bodies) published the ‘Equality Law in Practice’ report.