New legislation to replace the Child Poverty Act 2010
9 July 2015
On 1 July 2015, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, announced new legislation to replace the Child Poverty Act 2010.
On 1 July 2015, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, announced new legislation to replace the Child Poverty Act 2010.
In a blog for openDemocracy, Rachel Krys says that amidst widespread negative views on human rights in the UK, public opinion research can help improve outreach strategies.
In June 2015, the UK’s National Human Rights Institutions wrote to the UN Human Rights Committee on the potential changes to the human rights framework in the UK.
‘From Benign Neglect to Citizen Khan. 30 Years of Equalities Practice in Birmingham’ was published by brap in June 2015.
In May 2015 NGO leaders, including Marie Staunton from the Equality and Diversity Forum, called for ‘a new women and equalities select committee’.
In April 2015, many organisations responded to reports that more than 1,700 people are thought to have died this year attempting to cross the Mediterranean in unsafe conditions.
A letter from the heads of the EHRC to the Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights warns against ‘regressive’ changes to Britain’s human rights laws.
A blog by Andy Gregg, CEO of ROTA, discusses Trevor Phllips’ TV programme ‘Things We Won’t Say About Race That Are True’.
In February 2015, Nicky Hawkins blogged about ‘the missing human side in the current debate around human rights’.
A February 2015 blog on the CRAE website says ‘warnings about the use of Tasers on children must not be ignored’.