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First Published: 12 Oct 2021
We review the UK government’s progress in relation to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
Read about the Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Project that's part of the Scotland public sector equality duty
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 27 Feb 2019
This section contains online video resources about Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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Advice and Guidance
Last updated: 19 Feb 2019
This section contains online video resources about Equality and justiciability in the context of international human rights law.
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First Published: 01 Jul 2010
In the UK, international human rights conventions, such as CEDAW and its supplementary treaty, the Optional Protocol, can seem far removed from the daily realities of women’s and girls’ lives, especially as we have a range of domestic measures in place to promote and enforce equality between women and men. However, as women’s rights advocates in other countries have already shown, international conventions like CEDAW can offer very useful and practical tools for challenging discrimination against women and gender inequality.
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First Published: 01 Dec 2010
This report is the result of a pilot project exploring how voluntary organisations that work in the equalities field are using human rights concepts, language and tools in their. work
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First Published: 01 Feb 2015
A two page framework based on human rights case law has been produced to assist organisations in meeting their obligations under the law.
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First Published: 11 Jun 2009
This report draws on information that was submitted to the Commission during the Call for Evidence. During this timeframe we asked anyone with an interest in human rights to contact us with their views, experiences and recommendations for positive change.
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First Published: 01 Jun 2009
This report sets out the findings of a Human Rights Inquiry.
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First Published: 01 Jun 2009
Report on our research into the Human Rights Act's first ten years which makes a number of recommendations to help embed human rights in the public sector.
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First Published: 01 Jun 2010
Having been awarded 'A' status in 2009 by the International Coordinating Committee with the Paris Principles, this publication marks the one-year anniversary of our accreditation.
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First Published: 01 May 2014
This publication aims to help officials in public authorities understand how the Human Rights Act relates to what they do and how they do it.
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First Published: 01 Feb 2013
In 2011 the Commission published a report of the formal Inquiry into Human Trafficking in Scotland. This follow-on report looks at if the trafficking landscape in Scotland has changed.
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First Published: 01 Jun 2009
This report draws on findings from case studies in five different organisations, which have a reputation for having made some progress embedding human rights into their work.
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First Published: 01 Jun 2009
Report about the formal Inquiry into Human Trafficking in Scotland.
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First Published: 01 Aug 2011
This Executive Summary is drawn from the main Report of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Inquiry into Human Trafficking in Scotland.
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First Published: 02 Jan 2012
This report examines the views and experiences of victims trafficked into commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) in Scotland
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First Published: 01 Jul 2011
Report based on the 2011 Equality Exchange Conference, which explored the theme of Meet the challenge, lead the change.
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First Published: 01 Sep 2012
This report is a look at the future of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Wales. It was published in 2011.
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First Published: 01 Sep 2014
This publication records our work with partners in 2013/14, to strengthen the equality and human rights agenda in Wales, and set out our priorities for the next 12 months.
