News listing

Equality Commission calls for a shake-up of working culture to reduce pay gaps in Scotland

Published: 15 Aug 2017

Comment from the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Scotland, as our pay gaps strategy is published.

Response to Scottish Parliament Committee report into prejudice based bullying

Published: 06 Jul 2017

Our response to the findings of the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee report into prejudice-based bullying and harassment of children and young people in schools.

Premier League clubs' progress on disabled access revealed

Published: 20 Apr 2017

Premier League clubs have made only limited progress on stadia accessibility for disabled fans, broken Premier League rules and failed to provide sufficient information when questioned, a review published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has revealed.

Disabled Scots facing major barriers to achieving real equality

Published: 04 Apr 2017

Progress towards real equality for disabled people in Scotland over the past twenty years is at risk of stalling unless a concentrated effort is made to tackle issues in housing, hate crime, mental health, employment and education. 

Premier League disabled access report: the time for excuses is over

Published: 01 Feb 2017

David Isaac comments on the Premier League's interim report on disabled access to football grounds.

NHS trusts urgently need to improve patient death investigations

Published: 13 Dec 2016

Equality Commission welcomes improvement in social attitudes in Scotland

Published: 30 Sep 2016

Scotland’s equality body calls for coordinated leadership to tackle hate crime

Published: 23 Sep 2016

The Equality and Human Rights Commission in Scotland has welcomed the report from the Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion, which calls for a multi-agency approach to stamp out hate crime in Scotland. 

More than a third of Premier League clubs will not meet disabled accessibility standards

Published: 15 Sep 2016

Seven Premier League clubs, including two of the richest teams in the world, will not have adequate facilities for disabled fans by August 2017 - missing an agreed deadline to bring their stadiums up to the minimum standards for disabled access.

Disabled children almost twice as likely to be the target of crime

Published: 06 Sep 2016

Disabled children are almost twice as likely to be the victims of crime, according to a new disability hate crime report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.