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Commission agrees that MPs should be allowed to breastfeed in the House of Commons

Published: 21 Jul 2016

Lack of progress on disability rights is society’s ‘badge of shame’

Published: 20 Jul 2016

David Isaac comments on the Equality and Human Rights Commission's response to the Lords Select Committee on the Equality Act 2010 and its effect on the lives of disabled people.

Commission calls for a full-scale review of the UK’s hate crime strategy

Published: 12 Jul 2016

In a major report to the UN on racial discrimination, the Equality and Human Commission makes a series of recommendations to the UK government to tackle hate crime and lead a national effort to defeat those who seek to legitimise and spread hate.

Equality and Human Rights Commission Chair calls for pipeline target to increase women on boards

Published: 07 Jul 2016

Targets set by government to increase the representation of women on FTSE company boards show a ‘paucity of ambition’ and don’t go anywhere near far enough