Equality and human rights helpline for advisers
Last updated: 11 February 2019
We provide a service for the advice sector, solicitors, other organisations that support individuals with their problems, trade unions, and ombudsman schem
Does the criminal justice system treat disabled people fairly?
Last updated: 17 May 2021
We want to understand the experiences of disabled defendants or accused in the criminal justice system.
Listed authorities covered by the Scotland specific duties
Last updated: 15 June 2022
List of public authorities covered not only by the general Public Sector Equality Duty, but also by the Scotland specific duties under the Equality Act.
About this briefing for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election
Last updated: 5 November 2020
About our briefing for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
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Should it be an offence to offend?
Last updated: 14 December 2015
Should speech and expression that offend or might offend others be made unlawful? The Danish cartoons of the prophet Mohammed that were published a...
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How far have we come? Lessons from the 1965 Race Relations Act
Last updated: 8 December 2015
Today is the 50th anniversary of the first Race Relations Act in Britain. The Runnymede Trust has held a major conference and today publishes a collec...
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50 years of Race Relations legislation
Last updated: 8 December 2015
In England, in 2015, it’s not possible to go into a pub and order a drink and be refused because of where you come from. Right? Sadly, wrong. This...
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20 years on from the Disability Discrimination Act disabled people’s rights are still not fully realised
Last updated: 17 September 2015
This year sees the twentieth anniversary of the seminal Disability Discrimination Act (1995), reflecting the progress society has made in...
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Enhancing children’s rights
Last updated: 7 September 2015
The week’s biggest international story, out of 10,000 people fleeing to Europe, was three year old Aylan from Syria, whose body on a Turkish beach...
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The potential health impacts of pregnancy and maternity discrimination
Last updated: 31 July 2015
The publication of the Commission’s report ‘Pregnancy and Maternity Related Discrimination and Disadvantage’ showed disturbingly high rates of...