
Equality and Human Rights Commission report: Strategic plan 2019-22
@EHRC have published their strategic plan for 2019-2022, which explains how they will protect and promote equality and human rights in Britain..
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@EHRC have published their strategic plan for 2019-2022, which explains how they will protect and promote equality and human rights in Britain..

Communities Minister Lord Bourne has launched a June 2019 national strategy to tackle entrenched inequality and improve the lives of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
Hate crime is on the increase. Currently the law treats different groups unequally in the protections it offers. The Law Commission is investigating the case

‘Challenging complex issues such as discrimination should never be a David vs Goliath battle, and the system is failing if individuals are left to fight

‘The bottom line is that much of the glue that has held British society together since the Second World War has been deliberately removed and

‘We are very concerned about the growing evidence of structural design flaws which cause real hardship for many claimants, with those in the most vulnerable

‘The Agenda 2030 project will only succeed if we deliver the SDGs with human rights embedded within them.’ This is from the FRA report, released
YouthLink Scotland, as part of the Action on Prejudice programme, have produced a resource for young people on intervening in a hate crime situation. The

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published their May 2019 report (pdf) outlining their recommendations to the UK and Welsh governments regarding the UK’s record under the Convention Against Torture (CAT).

The report makes the economic case for a strict 28-day time limit for the first time, and presents the potential costs and savings of immigration detention reform in the UK.