In August 2016m, the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) launched Introducing the #RightApproach, a campaign to promote Human Rights in the third sector.
‘Call Full Time On Hate’ aims to unite football to tackle rising levels of hate in football and wider society.
Mind launched their campaign Life Support in 2016. The campaign aims to defend life support services which help many people with mental health problems live a full life and stay well.
The Law Society launched a campaign ‘End legal aid deserts’ in July 2016. The campaign calls for the government to urgently address the issue of areas without provision of housing legal aid.
The national Disability Confident campaign aims to encourage employers to become more confident about employing disabled people.
The Alliance of Antigypsyism launched in July 2016 and produced a reference paper. The Alliance is an occasional coalition of organisations that promote equality of rights for Roma, to advance a better understanding of antigypsyism.
In July 2016, Fawcett Society launched the #Faceherfuture campaign which focuses on several key areas of risk for women; such as women’s representation, women’s rights, the economy and women’s safety.
In June 2016, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) will examine the UK’s State report, on the basis of the list of issues decided upon in October 2015.
In June 2016, international organisations came together in a statement condemning evictions of Roma and Travellers in Europe.
Many organisations condemned the rise in racist incidents that was reported following the EU Referendum on 23 June 2016.
