Seeking human rights stories
17 October 2014
We all rely on our human rights when we’re at our most vulnerable – if we have a disability, or a mental health problem, if
We all rely on our human rights when we’re at our most vulnerable – if we have a disability, or a mental health problem, if
Using data from the World Income’s Database, this online widget shows where people’s income stands relative to the 0.1% in the UK.
In September 2014, End Violence Against Women (EVAW) launched the ‘Women and Girls’ Safety Manifesto: Priorities for the General Election 2015′.
A major new petition is calling on Party Leaders to pledge to make Sex and Relationships Education compulsory to address abuse of women and girls.
The vision of the Accessible Britain Challenge is for communities to become more inclusive and accessible by engaging and working with disabled people to remove barriers that get in the way of them being full and active contributors in their community.
The Access to justice campaign was launched in September 2014 because the Law Society believes that access to justice is on the verge of a crisis.
The Rights at Work campaign aims to raise awareness amongst people with cancer of their rights in the workplace.
A cross-departmental government campaign to end early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation was launched in June 2014.
In June 2014, the Government announced a review of the differences in benefits for survivors in occupational pension schemes and the TUC launched an e-petition calling for a change in the law.
A National Trans Manifesto, which has been produced as a collaborative document between 15 trans organisations across the UK, was launched in April 2014.