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First Published: 01 Aug 2014
This report is the independent assessment on the UK's progress on meeting the Universal Periodic Review recommendations in England, Wales and Scotland.
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First Published: 13 Dec 2016
Research to try and understand the extent of the problem of deaths of people immediately after they leave prison or police custody.
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First Published: 12 Apr 2007
This guidance gives an overview and case studies related to the Human Rights Act 1998.
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First Published: 01 Sep 2009
This guide outlines the role and experience of inspectorates, regulators and complaints-handling bodies in promoting human rights standards in public services.
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News
Published: 16 Jun 2017
Spoken-word artist and rapper George the Poet has released a new film, in partnership with the Equality and Human Rights Commission, in an attempt to help fight hate crime.
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First Published: 03 Apr 2012
This report examines the impact of the European Court of Human Rights on the United Kingdom
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First Published: 05 Oct 2015
This report examines the impact on equality and human rights of recent changes affecting access to civil law justice.
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Blog
Published: 08 Mar 2018
Our role in tackling gender inequality – and reasons to be cheerful on International Women’s Day.
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Blog
Published: 11 Jun 2018
How can civil society organisations hold the government to account on human rights issues?
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First Published: 23 Jul 2018
This report looks at the state of rights of women's rights in Great Britain in 2018. It assesses the progress that has been made since 2013 and makes recommendations to the UK and Welsh governments.
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First Published: 01 Nov 2014
Understanding what governments need to do to advance women's rights in Great Britain Developed with the National Alliance of Women’s Organisations – the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women – is the United Nations’ international Bill of Rights for women.
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Blog
Published: 23 Jul 2018
Hayley Willingale from our treaty monitoring team talks about our latest report on the state of women's rights in Great Britain in 2018.
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First Published: 11 Oct 2018
We review people's experiences of prejudice, and people's attitudes towards others, in Britain today.
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News
Published: 11 Oct 2018
Three quarters of people in Britain agree that there should be equality for all, but veiled prejudice and negative attitudes towards others are still prevalent in our society.
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Last updated: 22 Oct 2021
The Commission has produced a publication outlining the concluding observations from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women examination of the UK Government’s performance in implementing CEDAW.
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First Published: 30 Nov 2018
This briefing focuses on what equality and protection from discrimination mean and how they are relevant to Grenfell.
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First Published: 01 Mar 2012
This review looks at how well Britain is meeting its human rights obligations under the European Convention of Human Rights and our own Human Rights Act.
