Equally Ours note: Human Rights and Equality Strategy Group
22 March 2023
In one way our March 2023 strategy group meeting was very well timed, coming the day after the Government published their cruel and unworkable Bill.
In one way our March 2023 strategy group meeting was very well timed, coming the day after the Government published their cruel and unworkable Bill.
The Ubele Initiative – a BAME-led social enterprise specialising in intergenerational community grassroots capacity building – has created a digital platform offering strategic advice and
The proliferation of harsh policies to make the UK a ‘hostile environment’ for undocumented immigrants led to inexcusable treatment not only of the children of
The EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) have released a paper, published November 2019 (pdf), on the fundamental rights considerations of facial recognition technology in a
The Home Office have published a guidance on the Windrush compensation scheme, in April 2019.
Individuals may be able to claim compensation through the scheme if they have suffered a loss because they could not demonstrate your lawful right to live in the UK.
614,000 people migrated into the UK and 344,000 people emigrated from it, leaving an estimated net migration figure of +271,000. These figures are for the
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have produced a June 2018 resource to address prejudice-based bullying in schools and education authorities.
The Government claims the policies are needed to deter illegal immigration. However, the Opposition believes it has had a negative impact on individuals’ lives, including
There is an urgent need to increase support and protection for migrant women and consider measures which should be included in the Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill.
This is according to the May 2018 briefing by End Violence Against Women (EVAW) on women living in the ‘hostile environment’ (pdf).
Those identifying as Black or Black British are 13% more likely than average to have accessed services in 2016/17. Those identifying as White British are 3% more likely than average to have accessed services.
This is according to an April 2018 research briefing published by the House of Commons on mental health in England (pdf).