In January 2012, a jury in Derby found three men guilty of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation in the first criminal conviction in Britain for this offence.
On 25 January 2012, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published ‘The Racial Equality Directive: application and challenges’.
In January 2012, the Equality and Diversity Forum made a submission to the Editors’ Code of Practice Committee.
In January 2012, the Equality and Diversity Forum (EDF) submitted a response to the Office for National Statistics consultation looking at alternatives to the Census.
In January 2012, the Equality and Diversity Forum (EDF) held a Public Sector Equality Duty training event.
Asylum Aid’s new research report ‘I feel like as a woman I’m not welcome’ was published in January 2012.
On 24 January 2012, End Violence Against Women, Object, Equality Now and Eaves gave oral evidence to the Leveson Inquiry about the media’s biased and prejudicial treatment of women.
‘Open for All? The Changing Nature of Equality under Big Society and Localism’ was published in January 2012.
In January 2012, the Equality and Diversity Forum (EDF) published a briefing on ‘Equality and a UK Bill of Rights’ to inform members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Equalities
Evidence submitted to the parliamentary Inquiry into the implementation of the right of disabled people to independent living is available on the Parliament website.
