News listing

Report finds evidence of inequality in treatment of ethnic minority ‘Covid heroes’ working in health and social care

Published: 09 Jun 2022

EHRC to investigate Pontins over fears of racial discrimination against Gypsies and Travellers

Published: 26 May 2022

EHRC statement on ‘long Covid’, disability and the Equality Act

Published: 09 May 2022

Our statement on ‘long Covid’ and disability.

Britain’s human rights record reviewed ahead of UN examination

Published: 27 Apr 2022

Britain must relieve the pressures on its education, health and social care systems following the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s human rights watchdog says in a report to the UN today.

EHRC taking action to improve the treatment of disabled benefit claimants

Published: 19 Apr 2022

We are requiring the Department for Work and Pensions to improve its treatment of disabled benefit claimants. This is in response to serious concerns about failures to meet the needs of its customers with mental health impairments and learning disabilities.

Response to reports of Islamophobia in the Conservative Party

Published: 27 Jan 2022

We have released a statement in response to allegations by Nusrat Ghani MP of Islamophobia in the Conservative Party.

Equality body to scrutinise racial inequality of workers in health and social care

Published: 05 Nov 2020

Great Britain’s national equality body has opened a statutory inquiry into racial inequality of ethnic minority workers in lower paid roles in health and social care.

Progress on Hostile Environment legal assessment

Published: 30 Sep 2020

As part of its legal assessment into how the Home Office complied with equality laws when implementing immigration policies, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has written to the department on its progress.

Grammar schools warned not to discriminate against disabled children during this year’s 11+ entry exams

Published: 09 Sep 2020

Following a successful legal challenge, all grammar schools in England have been warned not to discriminate against disabled children during this year’s 11+ entry exams.

Military personnel must be held accountable for crimes committed overseas, warns human rights body

Published: 27 Aug 2020

The Government should withdraw plans that could make it more difficult to hold UK military personnel to account for torture and ill-treatment committed overseas.