Race

The TUC is concerned that ten years since it was introduced, the full powers of the Act have still not been implemented.

The UN says the rise in attacks targeting Jews, along with other groups targeted because of their race or religion, is a matter of grave concern, and urges all governments to redouble their efforts to combat racism and related intolerance in all its forms.

Studies have found persistent patterns of racial disparities in courts imposing the death penalty, with black people much more likely to receive such verdicts than white people. 

There are 374 people on death row in a state with the highest number of wrongful capital convictions of any in USA.