Penny Mordaunt sets out plan to empower UK women
Minister for Women & Equalities, Penny Mordaunt, will today (July 3rd) set out her vision for gender equality in the
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human rights
‘Real risk’ to human rights protections after Brexit, say Lords
The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee has written to Lord Chancellor David Gauke warning him of the real risk that Brexit poses
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Amnesty calls for immediate investigation of football fan killed by police
“SARS is a police unit created to protect the people. Instead it has become a danger to society” – Director
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Labour faces possible human rights probe
The Labour Party may have unlawfully discriminated against Jewish people, the UK’s human rights watchdog says. The Equalities and Human
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Sudan’s fashion police shave off afros
Zeinab Mohammed Salih looks at the contentious issue of fashion in the conservative, Islamic country of Sudan. In the last
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2,600 sexual violence victims treated in one Congolese town
Doctors without Borders says it has treated 2,600 victims of sexual violence in just one town since May last year.
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Anne Hathaway attacks white privilege during speech about human rights
Anne Hathaway has been very vocal about the pitfalls of white privilege, to mixed reviews. Over the weekend, the actress accepted
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More action urged on women’s human rights
A new Scottish security system is an opportunity to protect and enhance women’s rights in Scotland, campaigners have said. The
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