Equality and Human Rights Commission
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Fundado:
October 2007
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Featured publications

Young people: know your rights to fair treatment

A booklet helping young people understand their rights to fair treatment.

Our strategic plan 2009-2012

The Equality and Human Rights Commission's first three year strategic plan summarises our priorities and sets out a series of programmes and projects that we believe will help to make Britain a fairer, more equal place, with fewer of us likely to face discrimination. and more of us able to realise our potential to the full.

Your rights to fly - what you need to know

A step by step guide for disabled and less mobile passengers

Sex and Power

A snail could crawl the entire length of the Great Wall of China in 212 years, just slightly longer than the 200 years it will take for women to be equally represented in Parliament. Five years on from the first Sex and Power report, the Commission publishes its first survey on women in positions of power and influence.

Who we are and what we do

About the Equality and Human Rights Commission

Ours to own - understanding human rights

This guide is designed to look at what human rights mean in the context of everyday life, how they have affected real people and why they are therefore so important.

All Together Now?

A portrait of race in britain

One Year, Ten Stories

Welcome to this first anniversary publication of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We wanted to give people a flavour of what we do by highlighting the stories of 10 unique people whose lives have somehow been touched by the Commission. Some of the stories are inspirational, some funny, some just plain fascinating. Whether it’s the single mother wanting a fair deal for herself and her disabled child; the sports club bringing young footballers together; the father looking at how to make work more flexible or the organisation fighting for those who suffer domestic violence – we hope that One Year, Ten Stories gives an insight into what we believe the Commission is here to achieve. Real change for real people.

 
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Equality and Human Rights Commission In the news: New study adds to debate about whether faith schools are better or worse than non-faith schools when it comes to promoting community cohesion http://bit.ly/5a4AH5

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Faith schools are better at tackling extremism and promoting race relations than ordinary comprehensives, research suggests.
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Equality and Human Rights Commission In the news: figures show there has been a drop in use of anti-terrorism stop and search powers, but the proportion of searches leading to arrest is still very low http://bit.ly/8BpJX4

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Home office figures show that only tiny proportion of anti-terror searches lead to arrests
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Equality and Human Rights Commission In the news - over half of the female victims of domestic abuse in Scotland faced being turned away from secure refuges http://j.mp/8eaycK

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A RECORD 53,000 domestic abuse cases were recorded in Scotland last year, but more than half of the female victims faced being turned away from secure refuges.
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Equality and Human Rights Commission See a slideshow on Flickr of photos from last night's Young Brits at Art info evening http://bit.ly/7G5mXL

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ehrcdigital's Young Brits at Art 2010 - London information evening set
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Equality and Human Rights Commission News: Commission awards £10 million funding to organisations across Britain http://bit.ly/84f4ss

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TheCommission today announces the recipients of its Strategic Funding Programme, which will award nearly £10 million to 61 community and voluntary sector organisations across England, Scotland and Wales.
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Equality and Human Rights Commission News: Young Brits to illustrate a new picture of prejudice http://bit.ly/7EBPNn #yba2010

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Equality and Human Rights Commission In the news - Human Genetics Commission has recommended rule changes for police taking DNA samples. Today programme: 0733 http://j.mp/6kijPN

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Equality and Human Rights Commission In the news - the Observer reports on a new campaign to tackle teenage perpetrators of domestic violence http://bit.ly/6uas2w

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One third of teenage girls in a relationship suffer unwanted sexual acts: a quarter are beaten up
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Equality and Human Rights Commission Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Events around the world: http://j.mp/2yxBk Coverage from Pink News: http://j.mp/3dDiyW

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People we have lost due to ant-transgender bias, prejudice or hatred.
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Equality and Human Rights Commission News: Court of Appeal upholds landmark decision for disabled people http://bit.ly/TTgVk

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The Court of Appeal today confirmed that the Royal Bank of Scotland had breached the Disability Discrimination Act by failing to provide access to its Sheffield branch for wheelchair users.
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Equality and Human Rights Commission Commission response to the Coroners and Justice Bill http://bit.ly/ONwXW

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'On 12 November 2009, Parliament approved controversial measures to allow secret hearings into deaths that might have been the responsibility of the police or other public authorities - where a secrete hearing is thought to be necessary to protect sensitive information or documents.
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Equality and Human Rights Commission Following this morning's announcement of new commissioners, details of all the team are available on our website http://j.mp/2yqYNS

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The chair of the Commission is Trevor Phillips; Neil Kinghan is the interim director-general. (Mr Kinghan has taken over the responsibilities of the former Chief Executive, Nicola Brewer for six months.) ...
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Harriet Harman, Minister for Women and Equality, today announced new Commissioners for the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
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John Wadham, Group Director Legal, Equality and Human Rights Commission, said: 'The Queen’s speech should focus on putting laws in place that will create a better society and are built on the principles of fairness and respect. ...
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Equality and Human Rights Commission The Equality Bill has been outlined in the Queen's Speech. At-a-glance guide to all bills (BBC) http://j.mp/4mKQ02

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Makes it illegal to bribe a foreign official to obtain or retain business. Makes it an offence if businesses fail to prevent a bribe being paid by their employees or by other firms on their behalf. Extends to England, Wales and Northern Ireland.