Tag Archives: Equality and Human Rights Commission

UK Govt: equality test score 6 out of 9

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Iain Nisbet

The Equality and Human Rights Commission have published the findings of an investigation into whether the UK Government have complied with their public sector equality duties in various recent policy changes.  The answer?  Mostly yes. To remind ourselves, at the … Continue reading →

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EHRC submission on UK religious discrimination laws

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Iain Nisbet

You can now download the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s submission to the European Court of Human Rights on the four UK cases relating to religious discrimination. It is 19 pages long, but to summarise it in a non-specific, over … Continue reading →

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Equality Commission intervenes to defend religious liberty from UK judges

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Iain Nisbet

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has announced that it intends to intervene in four cases of alleged religious discrimination involving Christians in the UK (cf. Commission proposes ‘reasonable accommodation’ for religion or belief is needed – 11 July 2011).  … Continue reading →

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Eviction and Equalities in Edinburgh

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Iain Nisbet

The City of Edinburgh Council are embroiled in a complex legal fight to evict a community organisation from premises in the Craigmillar area of the city. Continue reading →

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