Creating a fairer Britain
28 September 2011
The Commission has launched a new, free training and education resource, Equal Rights, Equal Respect, aimed at Key Stage 3 teachers of all subjects to help teach equality and human rights in schools.
27 September 2011
The Commission announced today that it has submitted its intervention to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on four cases relating to alleged religious discrimination in the workplace.
26 September 2011
Mark Hammond, Chief Executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has been appointed as visiting professor in Public Administration at Canterbury Christ Church University.
14 September 2011
In response to the Prime Minister’s call for more women to sit on the boards of Britain's biggest companies, a spokesperson for the Commission said: 'Britain needs a better gender balance in its boardrooms and in politics'.
14 September 2011
Kay Carberry, a Commissioner for the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said: 'The Government's Voluntary Gender Equality reporting initiative is a step in the right direction'.
12 September 2011
Evidence from a groundbreaking inquiry by the Commission shows that hundreds of thousands of disabled people regularly experience harassment or abuse but a culture of disbelief is preventing public authorities from tackling it effectively.