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November 27, 2020

Church of England warned that religious selection of pupils can be racially discriminatory

Indirect racial discrimination leads to marginalised families accessing poorer performing schools and thus inhibits the life chances of their children, says the Accord Coalition.
July 24, 2020

New COVID-19 Law Lab to provide legal information and support for global response

Laws that are poorly designed can harm marginalised populations, entrench stigma and discrimination, and hinder efforts to end the pandemic.
May 12, 2020

Stateless people at risk of being left behind in coronavirus response

Without citizenship, stateless people often do not have access to essential services, including health care, and now may be unable to access coronavirus testing and treatment.
May 4, 2020

Quakers join calls for a liveable income for all

The letter backs a temporary minimum income guarantee, which would be unconditional and not means tested at the point of access.
April 23, 2020

Court of Appeal to hear legal challenge to voter ID pilot scheme

The Windrush scandal showed that many British citizens do not have official documentation, and it is argued that some 7.5 per cent of the electorate do not possess photo ID.
December 31, 2019

Deadly force used against protesters in India

The Indian authorities should cease using unnecessary lethal force against demonstrators protesting a law that discriminates against Muslims, says Human Rights Watch.
December 17, 2019

Sex imbalance in politics remains 'bad news' for young women

The Young Women's Trust has called on the new Parliament to urgently address the damaging sex imbalance in politics.
October 13, 2019

Watershed moment as countries step forward to tackle global statelessness

More than 85 governments, civil society and international and regional organisations, have this week pledged hundreds of new commitments to end statelessness, a major cause of human rights deprivations for millions of people worldwide.
September 11, 2019

Financial institutions complicit in impact of austerity measures on human rights, says UN expert

It is essential to keep in mind that austerity impacts different social groups in very different ways, especially the most vulnerable and marginalised, says Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky.
August 26, 2019

Malaysia vastly undercounting poverty, says UN rights expert

Malaysia lays claim to the world’s lowest national poverty rate by using an unduly low poverty line that does not reflect the cost of living, and by excluding vulnerable populations from its official figures, said UN human rights expert Philip Alston at the end of a mission to the country.