‘People of colour amounted to only 4% (approximately 30) of the total elected MEPs – After Brexit reducing to 3% (24)’.
‘LGBT women are more than twice as likely to report unwanted touching (35 per cent of women compared to 16 per cent of men)’. This is according to the May 2019 report (pdf) from the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
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.
The absence of an Executive in Northern Ireland since 2017 means that there is no scrutiny of the use of UK Government funds for women and girls seeking abortion in England.
Only 51.5% of disabled people are in work, compared with around 81.7% of non-disabled people.
‘Detaining an individual for reasons of immigration control is a deprivation of that person’s liberty’ says the March 2019 report (pdf) from the Home Affairs Committee.
This report details their key concerns with the current UK immigration detention system, specifically the treatment of vulnerable people in detention.
The University College London and Resolution Foundation have launched a research project to better inform UK policy.
Exploring Inequalities aims to combine research and evidence on inequality in the UK, with the aim of leading to informed and joined-up policy making.
The current legal framework in England does not guarantee the right to adequate housing and does not conform with international human rights standards.
This March 2019 report (pdf) from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) presents the lived experience of people who were affected by the fire at Grenfell Tower.
The current government focus on apprenticeships and traineeships has the potential to enhance single parents’ take-up and progression in work.
This is according to the March 2019 report (pdf) from Gingerbread on barriers that inhibit single parents from accessing and progressing in apprenticeships.
