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David Isaac

Former Chair at Equality and Human Rights Commission

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Content no longer updated: David Isaac was Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission from April 2016 to August 2020. This profile is no longer updated.

David is a partner at law firm Pinsent Masons and was previously Chair of Stonewall from 2003 to 2012. He is also Chair of Modern Art Oxford, a Director of the Big Lottery Fund and a Trustee of 14-18 Now. David was awarded a CBE in the 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to equality and diversity.

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Leaving a more resilient EHRC

David Isaac talks about leading the EHRC during a turbulent time and how the organisation has used…

6 Awst 2020
Blog

How we're responding to the coronavirus pandemic

We know that the impact on our human rights resulting from the emergency COVID-19 legislation…

9 Ebrill 2020
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Year in review: What we achieved in 2019

As I look back on what we have achieved in 2019, I’m confident of one thing - that the work of the…

18 Rhagfyr 2019
Speech

John Cass lecture 2019

Speech delivered by David Isaac on 25 September 2019: Moving beyond the "I" to the "We": how…

26 Medi 2019
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Useful lessons learned from LGBT history

Although there has been much recent progress in recognising the rights of LGBT people, I believe it…

7 Chwefror 2019
Speech

Freedom of speech in education: the foundation of an effective society

Equality body calls for employers to play their part in tackling the gender pay gap by publishing…

13 Rhagfyr 2018
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Research, recommendations and landmark legal cases: 2017 in review

David Isaac provides an overview of our work from 2017.

21 Rhagfyr 2017
Speech

UK human rights reputation under threat

David Isaac's statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council on the UK's Universal Periodic…

22 Medi 2017