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Following Grenfell: Grenfell residents' access to services and support

First Published: 13 Mar 2019

This report presents the lived experience of people who were affected by the fire at Grenfell Tower.

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

Last updated: 21 Jan 2020

This treaty sets out what human rights mean in the context of disability. It represents a major step towards realising the right of disabled people to be treated as full and equal citizens.

Human rights review (2012)

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.

Preventing Deaths in Detention of Adults with Mental Health Conditions report

First Published: 23 Feb 2015

Inquiry revealing that despite many reports and recommendations, adults with mental health conditions have died of ‘non-natural’ causes while in state detention in police cells and psychiatric wards.

Response to Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry on Hate Crime and its violent consequences

Last updated: 15 Nov 2016

Response to Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry on Hate Crime and its violent consequences

George the Poet and the Commission team up on hate crime film

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.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: what does it mean for you?

First Published: 13 Jul 2017

This guide explains what the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is and what it means for you.

Tackling disability-related harassment: Final progress report 2017

First Published: 14 Aug 2017

'Tackling disability-related harassment: Final progress report 2017' concludes the Commission's review into the actions and initiatives taken by public authorities in dealing with disability-related harassment.

Following Grenfell: why is the Commission involved?

Last updated: 01 Jun 2018

The events surrounding the Grenfell Tower fire raised serious human rights and equality questions.

Following Grenfell: the human rights and equality dimension

First Published: 11 Dec 2017

This briefing paper sets out what the Commission is doing to investigate the equality and human rights issues raised following the Grenfell Tower fire.

Grenfell to be examined by national equality body

Published: 11 Dec 2017

Equality and human rights violations are to form the basis of an examination of the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower.

Following Grenfell: an important day at the inquiry

Published: 21 Mar 2018

Elizabeth Prochaska talks about the ongoing Grenfell Tower Inquiry and the procedures it will follow.

Urgent action needed on housing for disabled people

Published: 11 May 2018

Sue Adams is the Chief Executive of Care and Repair England, a national charity established in 1986 to improve the housing and living conditions of older and disabled people.

Housing and disabled people: Britain’s hidden crisis

Is the availability of accessible and adaptable housing fulfilling disabled people’s rights to live independently?

The ‘other’ hidden housing crisis

Published: 11 May 2018

One of our commissioners highlights the housing crisis you're unlikely to read about in the papers.

NHS u-turns on discriminatory policies

Published: 31 May 2018

Thirteen NHS organisations have agreed to review their NHS Continuing Healthcare policies, following our threat of legal action.

Why are so many Grenfell survivors still without a home of their own?

Published: 05 Jun 2018

Alex Diner explains how North Kensington Law Centre have been supporting Grenfell survivors and asks why so many remain without permanent accommodation.

Looking at torture closer to home

Published: 11 Jun 2018

How can civil society organisations hold the government to account on human rights issues?

Following Grenfell: the right to life

First Published: 20 Aug 2018

This briefing focuses on the right to life, covering its meaning, jurisprudence and its relevance to Grenfell.

Progress on disability rights in the United Kingdom

First Published: 08 Oct 2018

Has the government done enough since being reviewed by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2017?