European Union Withdrawal Bill 'sets the tone for the kind of Britain we're going to be', says chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in an interview with PoliticsHome.

Ahead of Second Reading of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has stressed the importance of setting out a positive vision of the kind of country we want to be after we have left the EU.

This Saturday the world recognises the bravery and suffering of those affected by conflicts outside of their control as part of World Humanitarian Day, says Sir Henry Bellingham MP, Chair of the APPG on Sudan and South Sudan.

All jobs should be advertised as available for flexible working, and greater support should be given to fathers to play more of a role in child care, in a shake-up of culture and working practices to reduce pay gaps, the Equality and Human Rights Commission said today.

The Government is to bring forward proposals to make it easier for individuals to legally change their gender. 

Equality and Human Rights Commission Chair David Isaac has commented on the publication of the European Union Withdrawal Bill.

The appalling attacks on our way of life in Manchester and London changed the mood of the country and the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in Kensington has left an indelible mark, says David Isaac, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Theresa May's recent comments about changing human rights laws to deal with terrorism were "highly regrettable" and a "gift" to tyrannical governments, the UN's human rights chief has claimed.

Spoken-word artist and rapper George the Poet has released a new film, in partnership with the Equality and Human Rights Commission, in an attempt to help fight hate crime ahead of The Great Get Together – a weekend of community celebrations inspired by Jo Cox who was killed in June last year.

The most marginalised in society will pay the price if human rights protections are weakened through Brexit and repealing the Human Rights Act, the UK’s three human rights institutions have warned.

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.

A ruling from the Court of Appeal today means that prisoners will still be able to access legal aid during important hearings.

Progress towards real equality for disabled people over the past twenty years is insufficient and 'littered with missed opportunities and failures'.

Government Brexit plans are showing a lack of ambition for equality and human rights standards, Equality and Human Rights Commission Chair David Isaac has warned.

The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) and the Bar Council have today urged Prime Minister Theresa May to address ongoing human rights violations in Turkey when she meets with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan this Saturday.

Writing exclusively for PoliticsHome, Lucy Allan MP says that teachers are being forced by the Prevent programme to monitor and scrutinise what children are saying, with suspicion and mistrust.

Four Bar leaders write to President Zuma of South Africa in light of his government's decision to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC). 

Ahead of today's Commons Opposition Day debate on Yemen, Conor McGinn writes for PoliticsHome warning that 'bankrupt thinking on the left' risk diminishing its commitment to human rights and the rule of law.  

Home Office Minister Sarah Newton writes for PoliticsHome to mark Anti-Slavery Day, announcing "a £8.5 million investment to transform the operational response to this complex crime."

Welsh Lib Dem Leader Mark Williams MP believes it is time the West addressed human rights abuses in Iran and that the UK must 'stand with the Iranian regime's victims in their quest for justice'.

Former European Special Representative in Bosnia & Herzegovina Lord Ashdown writes that a three hour ceasefire in Aleppo is not sufficient humanitarian access and calls on the RAF to consider airdrops to besieged areas 'if adequate humanitarian corridors are not established'.

Responding to the Home Affairs Committee report on the migration crisis, Lily Caprani, Deputy Executive Director, Unicef UK said: 

The Chartered Institute of Building has released a new report recommending ways the construction sector could tackle modern slavery. 

Making the right choices now can, and will, reverse this fate, new report says